Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for refusing to provide the inspection and check lists for marine fish farms, for the years 2012 to 2014, for the installation in Bantry Bay, County Cork, where 230,000 salmon were lost in February 2014, in view of the fact that his Department released all the other 91 inspections reports 2012 to 2014 requested. [21391/15]

Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the issue of his officials withholding the reason for their refusal to provide the inspection and checks lists for marine fish farms, in the years 2012 to 2014, for the installation in Bantry Bay, County Cork, where 230,000 salmon were lost in February 2014, in view of the fact the requirement to specify a reason for a refusal is a legal requirement (details supplied); and if he will provide an assurance that in future his officials will specify the reason for refusal to the requestor as required by the legislation. [21392/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 and 433 together.

The material referred to by the Deputy has been the subject of a request to my Department for the release of information in accordance with the Access to Information on the Environment Regulations.

Following consideration of the request by my Department in the normal way, a decision was made to withhold certain information in accordance with Section 9(2)(d) of Statutory Instrument No 133 of 2007. This basis for refusal was clearly stated in the material forwarded to the requester.

The requester has sought an internal review of my Department’s decision in accordance with applicable legislation. As this request is under active consideration by my Department at present it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.