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Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (26 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: No foreshore licences have issued recently for developments in the Waterville area. However, an application from Kerry County Council for an outfall pipe to facilitate a proposed sewerage scheme for the town is under consideration within the Department. All reports of unauthorised development are investigated by the Department and appropriate action, including legal proceedings where...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (26 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I pin my colours to the mast to state that maritime safety will remain at the top of my political agenda and that of the Government. I signal my commitment to greater safety awareness by all vessel operators and other users and greater and more widespread public enjoyment of the Irish waters which are nature's gift. In piloting the Bill...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The review of aquaculture operations in Ardgroom Harbour is continuing and the Department proposes, as part of this process, to meet operators from the harbour in the next few weeks. The objective of this meeting will be to finalise arrangements aimed at ensuring that aquaculture in this area is conducted in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements and best practice. The person who...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Unfortunately, owing to budgetary constraints, no funding is available within the Department under the seaports measure of the National Development Plan 2000-2006 to progress the development of the harbour. The very limited resources at my disposal are to be concentrated on urgent safety works to protect the public and the fabric of the regional harbours. An official from the engineering...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Details of total expenditure and the funding provided by the Department for the development, upgrade or improvement of piers in counties Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Clare and Kerry are as follows: Fishery Harbour Expenditure 2002. Location Project Total Expenditure 2002 DCMNR 2002 â'¬ â'¬ Donegal Killybegs FHC Harbour Development 14,796,488.73...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Since 1996, the Department has introduced and maintained a range of conservation measures which have seen considerable advancements made in salmon policy and in particular the management of the commercial salmon fishery. As part of these measures, the drift net season is confined to a two-month period in June and July on a four-day week basis. Fishing is only allowed during daylight hours and...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The overriding objective of the Government is to preserve the salmon resource in its own right and for the coastal and rural communities that it helps to support. The economic goals for a sustainable commercial salmon fishery, based on quality and value rather than volume and the development of salmon angling as an important tourism product, are both fully compatible with the Government's...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As previously confirmed to the House, I have recently received the report of the first stage of the high level review of the inland fisheries sector in Ireland from the consultants and I am considering its findings. It is my intention to bring this report to Government in the near future and to have it published as soon as possible thereafter. Until such time as the report is presented to...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: While water quality is primarily a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, my interest is centred on the impact that this might have on inland fisheries stocks. The Central Fisheries Board and the regional fisheries boards are responsible for the conservation, protection, management and development of inland fisheries. The fisheries boards have not drawn my...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised that the lead role in co-ordinating and introducing measures to deal with the threat posed by this particular species is being taken by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. As part of this approach, I understand that at the request of this Department, the Marine Institute has been carrying out a monitoring survey on the distribution of zebra mussels...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am aware, through the Western Regional Fisheries Board, that coniferous forests are widespread in the western fisheries region, some of which straddle the upland section of salmonid fisheries. I am also aware of the concerns held by local stakeholders about the impact of forestation on fisheries. The Western Regional Fisheries Board seeks to minimise the impact of forestry on inland...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the Western Regional Fisheries Board of its ongoing concerns about Lough Carra. This lake is a proposed special area of conservation because of the natural plant communities it contains. Lough Carra is currently the subject of a detailed EU funded scientific study. I am informed that in recent years the poor mayfly hatch coupled with the occurrence of shoreline filamentous...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Portsalon Pier is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. In July 2004 Donegal County Council submitted a proposal to the Department for the complete reconstruction of the dogleg section of the pier at an estimated cost of €550,000, which includes construction, consultancy and administrative...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 222 together. On 22 March 2005, the Department received a press query by electronic mail regarding the use of land in the ownership of Dublin Port Company in connection with a proposal for the national conference centre. On 23 March, the Department requested Dublin Port Company to provide it with relevant information in regard to the proposal. On 1...

Written Answers — Illegal Dumping: Illegal Dumping (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A foreshore lease was granted to the company in question in February 2002 in connection with proposed quay wall renovation works and associated berth dredging works. The area covered by this foreshore lease included an area in which the company had deposited material without prior foreshore authorisation and in respect of which complaints had been made to the Department. The foreshore lease...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the central and regional fisheries boards that the amount spent to date on consultancy, excluding fees incurred for internal audit purposes, for each of the years 2000 to 2005 is as follows: Fisheries Board 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 ...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the Marine Institute that no direct scientific information is available to assess the catch distribution of wild salmon returning to the south east coast. However, research has consistently shown that, while tagged, ranched fish have been found in a wide range of fisheries remote from their home waters, in general, the bulk of salmon taken from a given geographical area are...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I have previously advised the House that works carried out on the weir on the River Nore in Kilkenny City were undertaken on behalf of and are the responsibility of the Office of Public Works. Because of the impact that the new installation was having on the passage of migrating salmon up river, the regional fisheries board and the engineering division of this Department offered technical...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the Central Fisheries Board that the data collected and published in the Wild Salmon And Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Fisheries Statistics Report is constructed primarily with a view to measuring exploitation rather than tags issued to anglers. Consequently, the information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, since 2002, only one tag is issued with a one day...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Bill 2000 changed from Sea Pollution (Hazardous and Noxious Substances) (Civil Liability and Compensation) Bill 2000: Committee and Remaining Stages. (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I thank the Senators who participated in the debate on Second Stage and today. It is a measure of the quality of the debate that a number of amendments were introduced in the Dáil and that there were no amendments in the Seanad. This is indicative of how meticulously both sides of the House scrutinised this Bill. It is also to the credit of Opposition Members that they did not table...