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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The most recently published trade data from the CSO covers the first three months of the year only, January to March 2023. There were 14,119 tonnes of beef imported into Ireland over this period, an increase of 5,164 tonnes (58%) on the same period in 2022. A summary of the year-to-date data is below, with data from previous years for the corresponding period, for comparison. -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 273 and 290 together. I propose to take PQs 273 and 290 together,and respond in respect of the seafood sector. In 2021, I established the Seafood Task Force to examine the implications of the EU/UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the Fishing Industry and Coastal Communities and to consider initiatives and make recommendations to address those...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The funding of Producer Organisations (POs) is provided for by my Department’s EMFF Seafood Development Programme 2014-2020 and details of payments made to each of these organisations since 2015 are provided in the table below. Payments are made through the Producer Organisation Scheme which was agreed by the EMFF Monitoring Committee and which consists to two elements. Part A of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I recognise the importance of energy transition for the Irish fishing fleet. The temporary spike in fuel prices experienced last year in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine highlighted the need to reduce the fleet’s dependence on fossil fuels to ensure the sector can remain profitable and economically sustainable. The need to respond to climate change has emphasised the need...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres (FHCs), located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros an Mhíl under statute. In 2023, I allocated €37.3m funding for capital investment into the FHCs and a small number of other locations under my Department's remit. Details of the project allocation are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the Irish inshore fishing fleet comprises Irish-registered sea-fishing boats of less than 12 metres in overall length. Such boats are not required by EU legislation to have a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) fitted onboard. There is national legislation in place that requires sea-fishing boats to have installed onboard fully functioning GPS (Global Positioning...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department most recently engaged consulting engineers RPS to develop options for a small craft harbour within Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre and consideration of all necessary works and structures required. The technical feasibility study, which was finalised in 2019, included site investigation, modelling and a comprehensive review of possible harbour layouts which have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 and 281 together. My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres (FHCs), located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros an Mhíl under statute. In 2023, I allocated €37.3m funding for capital investment into the FHCs and a small number of other locations under my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department’s Seafood Development Programme under EMFF 2014-2020 was adopted by the European Commission in 2015. It had a total budget of €240 million of which approximately 60% was funded by the EU while 40% came from national funding. The programme was the principal source of development funding for the seafood sector providing a range of support measures for fisheries,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I established the Seafood Sector Taskforce to address the impacts arising on the seafood sector from the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. In January 2022, I launched the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure (BALAMI) Scheme 2022-2023 exclusively for the rejuvenation of local authority owned public piers and harbours based on the recommendations of the Taskforce...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the parent Department of the Marine Institute, the funding provided by my Department provides for the current and capital costs of the Marine Institute to enable it to perform its core functions which includes research and data collection underpinning the Common Fisheries Policy, co-coordinating, promoting and assisting in marine research and development and providing such services related...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The approach to developing our Coastal Communities has been multifaceted with considerable investment being made over the past number of years and commitments made for ongoing support into the future. Community Led Local Development has been a key aspect of my Department’s EMFF Seafood Development Programme. Under this, €12 million was made available to Fisheries Local Action...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 to 287, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will appreciate the aquaculture licensing process is complex. My Department considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act (as amended) and applicable national and EU legislation. There are several...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. All operational issues are exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). As Minister, I am expressly precluded from getting involved in operational matters. I have therefore referred the Deputy's query to the SFPA for attention...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Programme 2014-2020 has over recent years been the principal source of public funding for the sustainable development of our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors and has been co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union. As it comes to its conclusion, the list of beneficiaries...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The value of landings into Ireland reached €507 million in 2022, with non-Irish vessels accounting for over one third of this. This represents growth on previous years, despite volume declines in landings primarily driven by the effect of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and Brexit on Ireland and other Member States. In addition to fostering the sustainable development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The term “by-catch” describes the unintentional catching of unwanted fish, and other marine creatures, during a commercial fishing activity targeting a different species. It is now illegal to discard any species covered by the Landing Obligation, other than permitted exemptions, and all landings, including unwanted by-catches, must be recorded in the logbook and are counted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Landing Obligation, or Discards Ban, was introduced on a phased basis beginning in 2015 and has been fully implemented since 2019. It is illegal to discard any species covered by the Landing Obligation, other than permitted exemptions. These exemptions are fish species covered by a high survivability exemption, a de minimis exemption, fish which has been damaged by predators, prohibited...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is responsible for the collection of landings data. I have referred the Deputy's request for information on the value and volume of fish by species landed into Ireland to the SFPA for attention and direct reply. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) publishes its "Business of Seafood" report annually, which provides a snapshot of Ireland's seafood sector....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the European Parliament and the EU Council reached provisional political agreement on the proposal to amend the Fisheries Control Regulation on 30th May 2023. Council Regulation 1224/2009, known as the Control Regulation, establishes a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy and establishing a level-playing...