Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I apologise to the witnesses for missing their presentation. I also apologise if my questions have been asked by other speakers already.

IFI favours the development of closed containment salmon farms, and that we should move to land-based closed containment. What role will it play in making that happen? Will the IFI have an input into making this happen? I would like to tease out what its role will be in that development?

The Pacific oysters, crassostrea gigas, in Lough Swilly have become invasive and the IFI states that provision should be made to remove the Pacific oysters from the Swilly. Does the IFI have an active role in making that happen or is it something that it aspires to happening?

In regard to aquaculture licensing of established wild mollusc fisheries that are causing concern, is the IFI proposal that these licences be withdrawn and replaced with licences in respect of areas that are not affected an aspiration or something that can be done?