Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2019
766. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 29 January 2019, if all applicants have received correspondence; if not, if the applicants (details supplied) will be contacted as matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7010/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has, in recent days, written to the person referenced setting out in detail the current legal and application position in relation to the harvesting of wild seaweed. My Department outlined that in order to consider an application to harvest wild seaweed, it is now necessary to incorporate into the process a mechanism whereby applicants will need to undertake a search of the Land Registry folios in respect of the area of the foreshore they want to harvest in. Applicants will need to identify the folios of all land bordering that part of the foreshore and, with the exception of urban land and housing estates, within one mile of the foreshore in question. It will be necessary to examine all such folios to ascertain if they contain any entries showing a right to take seaweed from that part of the foreshore. Applicants will also need to undertake adequate public consultation to ensure that those with profit-à-prendre are also aware of the application.
