Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Connolly. I checked with my Department to see if there has been any engagement on the issue of seaweed in that location. I will ask the Department to revert to the Deputy directly. I thank the Deputy for raising the issue today. Our aquaculture sector does not get enough recognition or discussion in the Chamber, or indeed recognition in wider society around its potential. The Deputy is absolutely right that it must be done in a way that is sustainable, in a way that integrates with the environment around it, and fully accounts for that. That is the objective of the new strategy as well. I look forward to its publication in the second quarter, and to building on its potential from there on.

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