John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 340: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Lough Foyle oyster beds are protected under the Irish fisheries legislation. [19299/05]

Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under Irish legislation, measures are in place which control the movement of oysters and other shellfish from bays around the coast, including Lough Foyle, in line with the requirements of EU fish health regulations.

The Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources is engaged in detailed discussions with the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development regarding a Bill which will confer additional powers on the loughs agency of the Foyle and Carlingford Irish Lights Commission, as envisaged in the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999.