Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Aquaculture Innovation and Development: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Finian O'Sullivan:

As I said, we still have other issues to deal with in the industry but at least if you have a 20-year licence, you have continuity. You are not fearful that you could have to go through the whole process again and maybe you would be out of business. That is important for the young people today. They need to see they will be there for a substantial period. There are other issues. I am not saying there are not other issues in the industry. We have always had issues in the industry since we started. Since I started 40 years ago, there have been a lot of changes. We were part of that process. There will always be difficulties but to inject energy into the industry, stability and long-term licences are needed.

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