210 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to wind up the cross-Border aquaculture initiative, EEIG, and to make the staff members involuntarily redundant; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Northern Ireland Executive has funds in place until 2012 to fund the Northern Ireland element, which will be lost if the organisation is wound up; if he has taken into account the fact that this valuable service to industry will be lost if this action is taken and how he plans to replace these services which are vital for job retention, job creation and seafood exports; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the aquaculture initiative provides vital services to the mussel industry worth €35 million per annum and employing 675 persons; how he will replace these valuable services to the sector without contravening Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2003 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3156/11]

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210 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to wind up the cross-Border aquaculture initiative, EEIG, and to make the staff members involuntarily redundant; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Northern Ireland Executive has funds in place until 2012 to fund the Northern Ireland element, which will be lost if the organisation is wound up; if he has taken into account the fact that this valuable service to industry will be lost if this action is taken and how he plans to replace these services which are vital for job retention, job creation and seafood exports; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the aquaculture initiative provides vital services to the mussel industry worth €35 million per annum and employing 675 persons; how he will replace these valuable services to the sector without contravening Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2003 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3156/11]

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