Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
418. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of all existing seaweed harvesting licences; the expiry date of each licence; the species and volume of seaweed allowed to be harvested; the area the licence covers in the form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21710/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra419. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of existing applications for seaweed harvesting licences on hand; the date each one was received; the species and volume of seaweed sought to be licensed in each case: the area each application covers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21711/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 418 and 419 together.
There are currently no active foreshore licences to harvest wild seaweed.
Some 23 applications to harvest seaweed are on hands. All applications for leases or licences including those to harvest wild seaweed under the 1933 Foreshore Act, when deemed complete, are published on my Department’s website:
https://www.housing.gov.ie/planning/foreshore/applications/overview.
