Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 479, 489 and 490 of 9 June 2015 regarding information on salmon farms operating outside their licensed areas and operating without the required warning lights or radar reflectors by site and by operators and given the level of non-compliance after warnings, if he will include the last element of the parliamentary questions; the actions he plans to take to ensure his authorised officers are appropriately supported and the licensing conditions are met. [3457/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The primary responsibility for ensuring that aquaculture licence conditions are fully adhered to rests, in the first instance, with each licence holder. Where instances of non-compliance with the terms and conditions of an aquaculture licence are identified by my Department the matter is referred to the licence holder for corrective action. The efficient and effective regulation of aquaculture is a key operational priority for my Department and every effort is made to address pro-actively instances of non-compliance having regard to the legislative, scientific and technical complexities that are sometimes involved.

Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if stocking levels on Irish salmon farms are within their licensed tonnage; the details of breaches, by site and by operator; the actions he will take to bring operators under their licensed limits, given that he informed this Deputy on 9 June 2015 that this was a key operational priority. [3458/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department is currently examining possible overstocking in respect of four sites operated by one operator. Pending completion of this examination it would not be appropriate to comment further.