Written answers

Tuesday, 14 November 2006

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Aquaculture Development

9:00 am

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the programme for aquaculture development he will undertake in order to meet the Government's own targets in respect of productivity, personnel employment and value of market to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37457/06]

Photo of John BrowneJohn Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Seafood Strategy Review Group was established by myself and the Minister for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources in June 2006 with the objective of consulting with all stakeholders to devise a strategy for the 2007-13 period for the delivery of a sustainable and profitable seafood industry in Ireland.

I expect to receive the report of the Seafood Strategy Review Group within the next two to three weeks. This report will set out the development strategy for the aquaculture sector.

The achievement of the strategy will require the taking of a set of integrated, market led actions to improve competitiveness and profitability across all the sectors of the industry — sea fishing, aquaculture, processing and marketing — by targeting investment so as to achieve the highest level of value generation within the Irish seafood industry.

The strategy will feed into the Seafood Development element of the new National Development Plan being drawn up for the 2007-2013 period so that the seafood sector, including the Aquaculture sector, will have access to the necessary development funding for the coming years.

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