Results 12,401-12,420 of 13,220 for speaker:Pat Gallagher

Lost at Sea Scheme. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 13 together. The lost at sea scheme was introduced in June 2001, following consultation with the fishing industry representative organisations, to enable qualifying applicants under the scheme to receive replacement capacity in respect of fishing boats lost at sea between 1980 and the establishment of the fishing boat register in 1990. The closing date...

Lost at Sea Scheme. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Ombudsman's statement that the scheme is both deficient and flawed is in the public arena but I am quite confident that neither the Minister who was responsible nor the officials set out to advertise it in papers that would not be read by interested parties and those whose vessels were lost at sea. I take the point the in the case of a number of the vessels that were lost at sea, family...

Lost at Sea Scheme. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I do not have the details on where the scheme was advertised but from recollection I believe it was advertised in the marine-related papers. Although I do not have this information or the names of the applicants who were successful under the scheme, I will make it available to Deputies Broughan and Perry within the next 24 hours.

Lost at Sea Scheme. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am anxious that all schemes be advertised as extensively as possible. Although I am not exactly sure of the extent to which the lost at sea scheme was advertised, I was aware of it. I was not a Member of the House at the time but was an MEP. I know of the cases to which the Deputies are referring. The contention is that it was not dealt with at the time and that the application was not...

Lost at Sea Scheme. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I stated EU legislation prohibits the re-introduction of fishing-boat capacity on the basis of the removal of capacity supported by public aid. That is a fact. Having been brought up in west Donegal and realising the importance of fishing, I have great sympathy for those who have lost their vessels at sea. Many of them received no compensation from insurance or the State and I have great...

Lost at Sea Scheme. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: If tonnage is not back on the register within two years, it is a question of either use it or lose it. That is well known at this stage.

Lost at Sea Scheme. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I cannot confirm whether the Department has a list of all fishing vessels lost at sea. No doubt, it has a list of those reported to have been lost at sea. However, it became more important to have vessels on the register in recent years when the tonnage became a very valuable asset. If I can obtain that information, I certainly will. I can answer questions generally. If there are specific...

Lost at Sea Scheme. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: ——and the idea was a good one. Unfortunately, the issue of state aid raised its head. We have been in discussion with the Attorney General's office for some time and I have asked the assistant secretary to meet the Commission in Brussels this month to try to resolve the difficulties involved. We are providing a reasonable amount of money to various counties to assist them and give them...

Lost at Sea Scheme. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I never wish to mislead the House. For that reason I emphasise that whatever is in the Department will be made available. I am well aware of the vessel to which the Deputy referred. I was one of the first on the scene when the news broke. I presume he is referring to the vessel that went aground off Cloughglass in our constituency as well as all the others. After a vessel is lost at sea or...

Fishing Industry. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Since January, officials of the Department and I have held a number of meetings with fishermen and processors from the south east who are engaged in the scallop industry. I am keenly aware of the problems facing this sector which are not related solely to fishing effort limits but also to additional challenges posed by high fuel costs and the impacts of implementing the mandatory EU safety...

Fishing Industry. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A moratorium was introduced in 1999 on the basis that the kilowatt days to be introduced subsequent to that would be based on 1998 to 2002 period. The kilowatt days available this year are somewhat similar to the 2002 figure. I understand the point made by Deputy Perry that the fleet has grown since 2002, particularly in 2003. The moratorium was placed on the acceptance of applications and in...

Fishing Industry. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Deputy obviously pre-empted my reply. I am not in the business of buying time. After 24 years in this House I am not in the business of trying to deceive anybody. I was dealing with the facts of 2003 and the decision did not result from December of last year. There should be no ambiguity about that and December this year will not resolve it either. It is something which we all bought into...

Fishing Industry. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I have asked Padraig White to consider all these factors. As an indication of the urgency with which this matter is being treated, I spoke to the fishermen and Friday and Saturday and Mr. White was in the south east on Monday and yesterday to familiarise himself with the situation. I look forward to receiving his report and hope we can eventually reach a satisfactory conclusion. I am aware of...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (14 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The position in relation to the provision of funding for Doonbeg Pier is as outlined in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 250, dated 26 April 2005.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (14 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Seafield Pier, Quilty is owned by Clare County Council, and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. The Department has not, to date, received an application from Clare County Council to upgrade and dredge silt from the slipway at Seafield Pier, Quilty. The question of providing funding for the works in question will depend on the...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (14 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The management of the salmon and trout tagging scheme is the responsibility of the Central Fisheries Board and the regional fisheries boards. It has not been possible within the time available to gather the information sought by the Deputy from the boards. I have, however, asked the chief executive of the Central Fisheries Board to compile the information sought by the Deputy for the years in...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (14 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: In the event of the sale of a fishing boat entered on the fishing boat register, the former owner is required to apply to have the vessel removed from the register. Upon de-registration, the former owner retains the entitlement to the capacity of the vessel. The capacity of the vessel in question is subject to these provisions in the same way as any other fishing boat. However, it should be...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (14 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A capacity assignment form is available from the licensing authority for sea-fishing boats, Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (14 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Under Irish legislation, measures are in place which control the movement of oysters and other shellfish from bays around the coast, including Lough Foyle, in line with the requirements of EU fish health regulations. The Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources is engaged in detailed discussions with the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (14 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: All fishing vessels greater than 10 m are required to keep a European Communities fishing logbook on board the vessel. Commission Regulation 2807 of 1983 did grant an exemption to those fishing vessels of between 10 m and 17 m that make fishing voyages of a maximum duration of 24 hours. However, that exemption was rescinded by Article 1 of Commission Regulation 1965 of 2001. European...