Fisheries (Houses of the Oireachtas)

Fisheries - Fishing vessel licences - issues relating to

Sitting date: 26/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 214 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Fisheries - Fishing vessel licences - issues relating to

Sitting date: 26/10/2017
[Written Answers] The appeal in question was heard on 4 September 2017 under the Independent Appeals System established by Part 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003. A determination granting the appeal was received from the Appeals Officer by e-mail on 10 September 2017. The appeal determinat...

Fisheries - Aquaculture licences - appeals

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers]...when his attention was drawn to a major disease outbreak at a site (details supplied) in Bantry Bay; and the reason this information was not made available to the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board oral hearing in September 2017. [Q. No(s) 295 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and...

Fisheries - Aquaculture licences - appeals

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers] The Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board hearing took place in Bantry on 19th and 20th September, 2017. As the Deputy is aware, on 21st September my Department received an inquiry from Inland Fisheries Ireland concerning large quantities of dead fish at the site referred to by the ...

Fisheries - Aquaculture licences - issues relating to

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers]...further to parliamentary question number 422 of 26 September 2017, his views on whether the number of licence approvals by his department relative to licence refusals demonstrates further the inbuilt prodevelopment bias in the licensing regime at the expense of environmental conc...

Fisheries - Aquaculture licences - issues relating to

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers] All applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and (in the case of marine aquaculture) the 1933 Foreshore Act. The assessment process takes full account of all National and EU legisl...

Fisheries - Fish - farming

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers]...his views on whether the organic label awarded to salmon farms has been damaged in view of ongoing investigations by his department into breaches of licence conditions by a company (details supplied) across a range of sites. [Q. No(s) 294 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...

Fisheries - Fish - farming

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers] At the request of my Department, the relevant Organic Control Body undertook a comprehensive audit of all sites operated by the company named. I can confirm that the outcome of these audits indicate that the company named is compliant with the rules governing the organic sector. ...

Fisheries - Fish - farming

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers]...further to parliamentary question number 424 of 26 September 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that salmon farms which are the subject of numerous investigations by his department for breaches of licence conditions are included by his department in the origin gree...

Fisheries - Fish - farming

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers] As I indicated in my reply to parliamentary question number 424 of 26 September 2017, Origin Green members are required to be authorised by the relevant competent authority, and must confirm that they are compliant with the key food safety and environmental regulations governing th...

Fisheries - Fishing industry - data

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the number of fishing boats that were decommissioned from 2008 to 2014; the reasons for the decommissioning; the length and tonnage of each fishing boat; the sectors they fished; the cost per boat to decommission; the amount of money given to each owner to decommission; and if he...

Fisheries - Fishing industry - data

Sitting date: 24/10/2017
[Written Answers] I have asked my Department to compile the information requested by the Deputy and this will be forwarded to the Deputy at the earliest possible date.

Fisheries - Angling sector - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the number of inspections of recreational anglers for licences that have taken place each year since 2010, in tabular form. [Q. No(s) 199 to Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment ]

Fisheries - Angling sector - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the number of fixed charged notices that were issued in relation to inland fisheries offences in each year since 2010, in tabular form. [Q. No(s) 201 to Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment ]

Fisheries - Angling sector - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 201 together. The information requested is as follows: Inspections 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017B No of Iicence inspections of recreational anglers 4,986A 18,657 14,461 17,042 16,499 8,874 No of other angling Inspections...

Fisheries - Eel management plan - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the arrangement that will be put in place for an eel hardship fund further to budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 192 to Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment ]

Fisheries - Eel management plan - issues relating to

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] Ireland’s Eel Management Plan (EMP) under EU Regulation 1100/2007, which included a closure of commercial fishing, was approved by the European Commission in 2009. Ireland's EMP and its conservation measures were reviewed in 2012 and in 2015, in accordance with the EU Regulation. B...

Fisheries - Inland fisheries - regulation

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the number of prosecutions of inland fisheries related offences that have taken place to date in 2017. [Q. No(s) 200 to Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment ]

Fisheries - Inland fisheries - regulation

Sitting date: 19/10/2017
[Written Answers] I have been informed by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that the number of prosecutions for fisheries related offences to date in 2017 is fourteen. I am also advised by IFI that a significant number of cases are under consideration following activity during recent months. The In...

Fisheries - Eel management plan - issues relating to

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers]...his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 175 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Fisheries - Eel management plan - issues relating to

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers] I am aware of the Irish Wildlife Trust's request to ban the practice of pair trawling in coastal areas in order to maintain the sprat population to the benefit of seabirds and marine life. Sprat is a short-lived species and an important prey fish for many marine species thus vital...

Fisheries - Eel management plan - issues relating to

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers]...his plans in place for the implementation of a hardship scheme for eel fishermen; when it is likely to be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 177 to Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment ]

Fisheries - Eel management plan - issues relating to

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers] I refer to the reply to Question No 519 of 10 October. The possibility of implementing support measures for eel fishermen remains under consideration. Ireland’s Eel Management Plan (EMP) under EU Regulation 1100/2007, which included a closure of commercial fishing, was approved...

Fisheries - Fish - farming

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers]...further to parliamentary question number 167 of 4 October 2017, if there was a disease outbreak or other incident resulting in extensive fish mortalities at a site (details supplied) previous to the recent jellyfish strike; the date his department and Inland Fisheries Ireland was...

Fisheries - Fish - farming

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers] My Department has been advised by the Marine Institute that the aquaculture site referred to by the Deputy experienced a disease outbreak in advance of the jellyfish strike. On 21 September my Department received an inquiry from Inland Fisheries Ireland concerning large quantiti...

Fisheries - Fish - farming

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers]...if the compensation fund for biotoxin events in aquaculture provided by the State can be accessed for the recent mortalities through jellyfish strikes on salmon farms; and the extent, duration and rationale of the fund. [Q. No(s) 170 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Mari...

Fisheries - Fish - farming

Sitting date: 18/10/2017
[Written Answers] Ireland’s €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme 2014-20 provides €29.6 million to support the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector, in accordance with the 2015 National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development. This incl...

Fisheries - Aquaculture licences - applications

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...the status of an aquaculture licence for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [Q. No(s) 433 to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ]

Fisheries - Aquaculture licences - applications

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers] My Department’s records indicate that two applications have been received for Aquaculture Licences from the person referred to by the Deputy. The first application was received in November 2016 but it was subsequently returned to the applicant as it was incomplete. The completed ...

Fisheries - Aquaculture licences - issues relating to

Sitting date: 17/10/2017
[Written Answers]...further to parliamentary question number 166 of 4 October 2017, the reason he is of the view that extreme weather conditions prevented the operators notifying1 February 2014 storm damage to a fish farm (details supplied) to his department until an email timed at 5.31 pm on 7 Febr...