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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: The Deputy touched on the six-month timeline recommendation. I appreciate that six months is an important target but I would suspect it is extremely difficult to meet that target. The Scottish licensing process takes approximately two years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: We are doing that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: The report identified the backlog, with which we will deal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: I will do so once I have made sufficient progress on the licensing issue. I do not propose to task the division which has been challenged to deal with the backlog to deal with other issues that are less important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: We could then start to miss the deadline of 2019. I do not propose to miss it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: They are €65 million and €57 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: There are 38 finfish licences, while more than 300 shellfish licences were dealt with last year alone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: We have made substantial progress since in dealing with the backlog.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: None of which is as critical as the issue we have prioritised.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: The Senator should compare like with like. We are producing organic product. The Senator's lack of knowledge is being exposed. He is showboating.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: The Senator is stunned that we are making progress.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: Will the Senator have the good grace to acknowledge the progress made in dealing with the most pressing issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: The Senator should not reflect on the officials in his comments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: The Senator is grandstanding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: The Senator is taking cheap shots at the officials who do not have an opportunity to defend themselves.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: We have dealt with the ruling of the European Court of Justice which severely constrained their capacity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: It is a critical part of the licensing process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: Each individual licence application is different.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: I do not want to mention a timeline, but there will be no undue delay on the Department's side.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)
Michael Creed: What if there is outstanding documentation that has to be sought?