Results 12,281-12,300 of 13,220 for speaker:Pat Gallagher

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (30 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I met representatives of snap net fishermen who operate on the River Suir inCarrick-on-Suir on 3 June. I have noted the issues and concerns that were raised at the meeting and will have the points that were put to me considered carefully in conjunction with the report on the matter that has been prepared by the Department's engineering division. The engineering division's report states that...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (30 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The agreement for collaboration between the Marine Institute in Ireland and the Institute of Marine Research in Norway was set out in a memorandum of understanding signed on 15 June 2005. The programmes of research undertaken by the Marine Institute are funded through the annual grant made to it through the Department's Vote. The areas of collaboration include seabed, habitat and...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (30 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Under the Fisheries Acts, primary responsibility for the protection, conservation and management of inland fisheries stocks is a matter for the relevant regional fisheries board, in this case the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board. I am advised by the chief executive officer of that board that a fish kill occurred on a mill stream off the main River Shannon at the University of Limerick on 11...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (30 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Primary responsibility for protecting water quality rests with the relevant local authorities and proposals to deal with environmental threats in this area are a matter for these bodies to decide in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Under the Fisheries Acts, the central and regional fisheries boards have...

Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (30 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As I have already informed the House several times, under the Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2001 the regional fisheries boards are empowered to apply a permit charge for angling on fisheries under their control and management. However, the application of such a permit charge is an operational matter solely for the relevant board to decide, in this instance the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board, and...

Written Answers — Harbour Authorities: Harbour Authorities (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 to 210, inclusive, together. Shannon Foynes Port Company is established and operates under the Harbours Act 1996. The Act provides that the principal objectives of the company include the management, control, operation and development of its harbour. Moneypoint jetty is owned and operated by ESB and handles mainly coal shipments for the electricity...

Written Answers — Water Sports Vehicles: Water Sports Vehicles (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Section 6 of the Maritime Safety Bill 2004 as passed by Dáil Éireann on 21 June 2005, provides that by-laws may be made regulating or controlling the operation of craft or specified craft by local authorities in waters in their functional areas, harbour authorities and Waterways Ireland in waters under their control or management, in respect of, amongst other matters, the prohibition in...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215, 222 and 223 together. A national monitoring and control programme for sea lice at marine finfish farms is operated on behalf of the Department by the Marine Institute, in accordance with the Protocol for Sea Lice Monitoring and Control published by the Department of Marine and Natural Resources in 2000. The programme involves the carrying out of 14...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Lecanvey pier is owned by Mayo County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. The Department co-funded with Mayo County Council and the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the report, An Assessment of Piers, Harbours and Landing Places in County Mayo. Lecanvey Pier is identified in that report as a marine...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 221 together. Wild salmon stocks are under threat from a variety of adverse environmental and other pressures which impact on marine survival as well as in our rivers and estuaries. As Minister of State with responsibility for the marine, I am fully aware that these pressures, along with excessive exploitation of salmon stocks, pose a significant...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The following table indicates the total number of salmon drift net licences which were issued by the regional fisheries boards and actively used by fishermen during the period 2000 to 2004. I am advised by the Central Fisheries Board that it has not been possible, within the time available, to provide this information in respect of the individual fisheries board regions. I have, however,...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Primary responsibility for the allocation of commercial salmon fishing licences is a matter for the relevant regional fisheries board, in accordance with the prescribed criteria laid down under the Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2005, SI 72 of 2005. While this licence entitles fishermen to fish for salmon in a specified fishery district, these licence holders are not required to report...

Written Answers — : (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: According to the wild salmon and sea trout tagging scheme fisheries statistics reports, which are published annually by the Central Fisheries Board, the number of Atlantic salmon caught and notified to the fisheries boards for each of the past ten years is set out in the table. Year Numbers 1995 270,269 1996 229,529 1997 205,553 1998 240,014 1999 189,143 2000 236,448 ...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: In the time available, it has not been possible to assemble all the information sought by the Deputy. The Department is compiling the relevant material and I will write to the Deputy in this regard as soon as possible.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Council Regulation (EC) No. 2978/94 of 21 November 1994 deals with the implementation of International Maritime Organisation Resolution A.747(18) on the application of tonnage measurement of ballast spaces in segregated ballast oil tankers. The objective of the regulation is to encourage the use of segregated ballast tanks in oil tankers. For this purpose, it introduces a differential...

Port Development. (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I thank Deputy Jim O'Keeffe for providing me with this opportunity to report to the House on the background and current position regarding the matter of Dublin Port Company and the Anna Livia Consortium which is one of the candidates for the provision of a national conference centre. The Office of Public Works has provided my Department with an information note on some key events in the...

National Aquatic Centre. (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As the Deputy is well aware, legal proceedings have been taken by Campus Stadium Ireland Development Limited, CSID, the landlords of the national aquatic centre, against Dublin Waterworld Limited, the operators of the centre. This case is currently before the commercial court. As has been explained on a number of occasions to the Deputy, the existence of the court case precludes the Minister,...

National Aquatic Centre. (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: There was considerable structural damage elsewhere on that same day.

National Aquatic Centre. (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: It will be recalled that, for example, two aeroplanes were damaged on the runway at Dublin Airport and buildings on an estate in Clonee, County Meath, were stripped by the exceptionally unusual high winds. I do not know how people in Dublin debate but I suggest that I should be given the opportunity to reply.

National Aquatic Centre. (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: We cannot complain about any infrastructural development during the 1980s and 1990s when the Deputy's party was in Government because it provided little or no such development. The Labour Party could not fill pot-holes when it was in Government. The Deputy should not talk to me about infrastructural development. There is a great saying in Irish, "Tá an fhírinne searbh". If the Deputy does...