Written answers

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Aquaculture Licence Data

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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689. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his decision not to revoke the aquaculture licence held by a company (details supplied) for its Lough Altan site in view of the serious commercial consequences for the company and in order to provide a proportionate response from his Department, the specific sections of the 1997 Act that allowed these considerations to inform his decision. [11505/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The decision not to revoke the aquaculture licence in the case referred to by the Deputy was taken in accordance with Section 68 of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and followed detailed examination of the key issues of the case.

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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690. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his decision not to revoke the aquaculture licence held by a company (details supplied) for its Inishforward site in view of the fact his Department cannot provide a definition of a smolt, if all smolt licences issued by his Department are now void. [11506/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Applications for aquaculture licences are assessed under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act which provides for extensive consultation with stakeholders and also a period of general public consultation.  Licence decisions in each case are made following detailed advice from my Department’s scientific and technical advisers.

An appropriate amendment in the case of Inishfarnard is, as previously advised under consideration by my Department at present.

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