Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The classification is an issue, as I understand it, with the CSO survey. It is not an issue for my Department. Our understanding is that people move between off-farm employment and part-time work on the farm. It is a self-declaration process.

In respect of the aquaculture licence, my understanding is that of the 90 bays involved, some 509 appropriate assessments for licences have been concluded. I can get the Deputy a more comprehensive briefing note. The 509 appropriate assessments that have been conducted as required under the 2007 European Court ruling and the 328 assessments which are still outstanding would encompass all 90 bays.