Mr. Donal Buckley:

First, we signed a memorandum of understanding, MOU, in 2013 with Letterkenny Institute of Technology. We are fully behind developing a seafood programme in the Killybegs campus. I am on the governing body in the Letterkenny institute and since the signing of the MOU, we have started a graduate programme that employs culinary graduates in our development centre and seeds them into industry. We have also developed a Masters programme. These are practical activities.

We are using the facilities in Killybegs for workshops. We had a workshop in May with the pelagic community there. The vision for the institute, and I am aware of the local issues, is that a bio-marine ingredients project will come to fruition next year. We will then have the ability to get the campus behind and supporting development and science graduates in research and development. There may also be opportunities for graduates to get involved in some of the technical aspects of this cutting-edge new facility.

The Deputy also asked about the jobs announced in Killybegs. I can only represent the seafood sector around Killybegs, but the pelagic sector and the shellfish community around Killybegs has grown fairly significantly.