Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of operational licences for seaweed harvesting; of those, the number held by companies; the number not held by companies; the persons or body that hold the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10999/18]

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications for seaweed harvesting by companies that are on hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11000/18]

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the monitoring regime in place in relation to the two seaweed harvesting licences granted since 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11001/18]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 637 to 639, inclusive, together.

Of the 17 applications to harvest seaweed on hands, 13 are from named companies. There are 3 licences in place, details of which, including any monitoring arrangements, can be found at the following links: