Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of seaweed harvesting licences issued to date; the fees charged for these licences; the duration of these licences; the dates issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19665/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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According to my Department’s records, 38 foreshore licences to harvest seaweed have issued since the commencement of the Foreshore Act 1933 . The majority of these licences concern the hand harvesting of small amounts of seaweed, which is reflected in the fees charged. Detailed information in relation to the licences is set out in tabular form below :

* Licence issued to Cork County Council to remove sea lettuce

** Licence to mechanically harvest Laminaria spp. for commercial purposes