Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which fish processing facilities here remain adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31841/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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There are currently 212 approved land-based seafood processors in Ireland which are, in the main, located in and around our fishing ports.  The scale of operation of the processors varies from micro enterprises to medium sized enterprises and large enterprises. 

A range of supports are available to seafood processors under my Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme (EMFF) 2014-20.  An enterprise may, subject to the size of its operation, apply for capital investment supports to its local Fisheries Local Action Group or to Bord Iascaigh Mhara as appropriate.  In addition further EMFF supports are available through a number of other schemes administered by BIM including supports for new product development, business planning, market research and route to market structures.