220. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 15 April 2015 and his recent statement on RTE radio that he was cautious about the salmon farming industry, if he will acknowledge the public's legitimate concerns regarding salmon farming and commission an independent review of all aspects of this industry; that this review should include the ongoing contracts between his Department and the industry representatives despite his Department's role as licensing authority; the inadequacy of his Department's sea lice control measures, as evidenced by the latest Marine Institute reports; the continued allocations of public funds to an industry that, based on his own Department's figures, has failed to develop in comparison with our tourist and angling industries and is an environmental threat to these industries. [17677/15]

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220. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 15 April 2015 and his recent statement on RTE radio that he was cautious about the salmon farming industry, if he will acknowledge the public's legitimate concerns regarding salmon farming and commission an independent review of all aspects of this industry; that this review should include the ongoing contracts between his Department and the industry representatives despite his Department's role as licensing authority; the inadequacy of his Department's sea lice control measures, as evidenced by the latest Marine Institute reports; the continued allocations of public funds to an industry that, based on his own Department's figures, has failed to develop in comparison with our tourist and angling industries and is an environmental threat to these industries. [17677/15]

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