Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is significant. It is important that all of this is compatible with Government policy on the oil and gas industry.

I will conclude on seaweed. To date, we have not exploited the seaweed industry in the way we need to on behalf of coastal communities. This is why in 2012 I disagreed so much with the sell-off by Údarás na Gaeltachta of Arramara Teoranta. I thought it was a mistake. Instead of selling it off, the organisation should have been building cottage and indigenous businesses in coastal areas to process seaweed, which is a valuable resource. Perhaps the witnesses will speak to where they see the industry going in the context of licensing and benefits for coastal communities.