Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 May 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - 2021 Financial Statements
Fishery Harbour Centres

9:30 am

Mr. Colm Hayes:

I should say that we get reports of the licences that issue. A straightforward screened-out licence that does not require a more detailed consultation and ecological assessment can issue in two months. It is very much on a case-by-case basis. It is also site specific.