Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 October 2017
166. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he took against the operators of a fish farm (details supplied) as a result of the failure of the operators of a fish farm in a location to notify his Department of the catastrophic farm damage on 1 February 2014 until a week later. [42012/17]
View answerAt the time of the incident referred to by the Deputy, extreme weather conditions continued to be experienced, which delayed both the notification of the incident and its immediate investigation.
As the Deputy is aware, my Department’s examination of the matter, which is nearing completion, is detailed and involves all Engineering, Scientific, Environmental and Technical matters associated with the incident.
In addition, my Department is currently giving consideration to a recent High Court ruling concerning the site referred to by the Deputy.
As my Department’s consideration of the High Court ruling is ongoing, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.
