TDs CLASH OVER PROPOSED GALWAY BAY FISH FARM

Date Published: 25-Mar-2013

Two west Galway TDs have clashed publicly about issues surrounding the proposed controversial salmon farm development close to Inisheer in Galway Bay.

Fianna Fáil’s Eámon Ó Cuív says Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Simon Coveney is supporting the project which is inappropriate for the Minister.

However, Fine Gael Deputy Seán Kyne says Minister Coveney pointed out in the Dáil that he could not take sides in relation to the salmon farming project.

Earlier this month, hundreds of protestors took part in a demonstration in the city to highlight their opposition to the plans.

In a statement to Galway Bay fm news a spokesperson for the Department says the B.I.M. application and its accompanying environmental statement is still under consideration.