Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish Ms Reynolds the best of luck and thank her for attending today. Some of the other questioners have touched on this. Ms Reynolds said the appeals board was totally neutral. How many appeals will come before the board every year? Where a licence is granted, a third party can appeal. A person who is unhappy having failed to obtain a licence may appeal. Deputy Pringle hit on a relevant matter. When the Minister makes a decision, he will have the resources of the Department behind him, including experts to give him advice. What resources will the board have to bring in expert advice to deal with certain appeals? I do not know what the expertise the board has on the aquaculture industry.