Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline in relation to his plans for offshore aqua culture, if the taxpayer is exposed to any claims in relation to loss of stock earnings or damages in relation to salmon farms. [16682/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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At present, my Department is processing one application for a "deep sea" salmon farm. BIM has submitted an application for an Aquaculture and a Foreshore Licence for the cultivation of Fin fish near Inis Oirr in Galway Bay.

The application and its accompanying Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is currently being considered fully in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act as amended.

It would not be appropriate for me to comment further on an application which is under active consideration as part of a statutory process.

Any commercial losses an operator might incur in relation to the operation of a salmon farm would be a matter for the operator in question.