Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I address my question to the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Damien English. Under the programme for Government, he committed to enhancing the fishing industry. Why then did he sign off on a licence to allow the mechanical harvesting of 1,806 acres of native kelp in Bantry Bay which will have a detrimental effect on the fishing industry and the broader economy there?

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