Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group
Dr. Paul Connolly:
I will kick off with the first question about three successes. I will put aside the targets because they have been a real success. Marine spatial planning, which is the second action in harnessing our ocean wealth, has been a great success. The co-ordination of all marine matters throughout Departments and agencies by the marine co-ordination group has been a great success. One of the greatest successes has been SeaFest, which was in Galway and is now in Cork. It attracts more than 100,000 people who come to learn about the marine and are excited about the ocean. If I had to name one outstanding action, it would be SeaFest.
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