Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion

3:40 pm

Photo of Hildegarde NaughtonHildegarde Naughton (Fine Gael)
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If I may continue, I wish to ask about designated areas for part-time harvesters and smaller companies. In regard to the costs involved in preparing records and the importance of sustainability, is there a way for smaller harvesters to come together to deal with the application process so that they have access to designated areas along the coastline? Perhaps they can work with smaller companies. I will be asking Údarás na Gaeltachta how State supports could be provided to these smaller harvesters so they can pitch for their own designated areas.