Written Answers - Fish Farming Tuesday, 21 June 2011

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  327.  Deputy Michael McNamara      asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food      the total number of employees and full-time equivalent directly employed in salmon farming operations here in 2010; and the total harvested tonnage of farmed salmon here each year from 2007 to 2010. [16371/11]

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Deputy Simon Coveney):    I am advised by BIM that they estimate full time equivalent (FTE) employment in salmon farming in 2010 at 303, with a further 424 FTE indirectly employed in support activities.

BIM also advise that the quantity of farmed salmon harvested was as set out in the table.

Year	Tonnes
2007	9,923
2008	9,217
2009	12,210
2010	12,753

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