Written answers

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

International Agreements

Photo of Seán Ó FearghaílSeán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48313/13]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A cost benefit analysis has not been undertaken to date by my Department with regard to the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic Treaty. From a purely fisheries perspective, the necessity of Ireland becoming a signatory to the Treaty and more particularly, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine living Resources (CCAMLR), would only arise were we to engage in harvesting or research activity in Antarctic waters. It is not envisaged that either or both of these activities will be undertaken in the short to medium term.

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