Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding a draft net licence for salmon in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15326/13]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2013, SI No. 75 of 2013 sets out the process and the criteria for the issuing, by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), of commercial salmon licences in 2013 and also allows for up to 14 commercial public draft net licences in the Kerry District.

I am advised by IFI that all valid applications for licences for the Kerry District will be categorised under the criteria laid down in the Salmon Order 2013 and the applications which achieve the highest categorisation will be awarded the available licences.

All applications will be reviewed following the closing date for receipt of applications which is 17:00 on Friday 29 March. As the independent licensing process is ongoing at present I am not in a position to comment on one individual application ahead of any determination by IFI in line with the established criteria.