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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 466 to 468, inclusive, together. Since exploration began in the Irish offshore, four commercial gas discoveries (Kinsale Head, Ballycotton, Seven Heads and Corrib) have been made. There have been no commercial discoveries of oil to date. Once the commerciality of an oil or gas discovery has been established the authorisation holder must apply for a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Foreshore Licence Applications (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Kyne: Standard Exploration Licence 2/11 which is located in the Kish Bank Basin, off the coast of Dublin, was granted on 18 August 2011. The Licence is operated by Providence Resources Plc. In November 2016 the overall term of this licence was extended by a period of one year to 17 August 2020. This decision was based on the voluntary surrender of 55% of the acreage by the operator. Any proposal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has a significant record of protecting, developing and enhancing trout fishing in Ireland.This has recently been augmented by the launch of the National Strategy for Angling Development (NSAD), which aims at improving the facilities and amenities for fishing and fishery habitats. Over €900,000 was recently awarded to projects for the improvement of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigations (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Kyne: I am advised that the document referred to by the Deputy is a Board Position Paper prepared for the then Central Fisheries Board (CFB), a predecessor of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). The document was prepared internally by two CFB research personnel. I have asked IFI to forward a copy of the document to the Deputy. 

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Data (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Kyne: The fisheries referred to by the Deputy are in the ownership of the ESB and are defined as private fisheries.A formal agreement was entered into by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) to manage 17 of the ESB’s fisheries in the Midlands.  This agreement included an arrangement for IFI to use the permit fees, due to ESB as fishery owners, from these fisheries to fund the management costs...

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Seán Kyne: Is mian liom buíochas a ghabháil leis na Teachtaí a d'inis a gcuid scéalta, a chuir chomh mór leis an díospóireacht seo ar sholáthar mhúinteoirí. Tá ról ríthábhachtach ag múinteoirí i sochaí na tíre seo. Tá an t-ádh linn go bhfuil múinteoirí den scoth againn atá tiomanta do...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (30 Jan 2018)

Seán Kyne: Cork County Council is the authority responsible for carrying out and funding works to the weir in Fermoy. I understand that both a project to ensure a permanent solution to fish passage and a project to ensure temporary repairs, while the permanent solution is awaited, are required. My Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) have been liaising with the Council, on...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2018)

Seán Kyne: I am speaking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Naughten. I welcome the robust debate on this measure in the House. As has been highlighted by Deputies, many tragic cases have appeared in the headlines in recent years that prove the significant harm that can be perpetrated online. We must ensure that our laws can adequately deal with such incidents so that individuals who engage in this...

Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: Bhí mé ag éisteacht leis an díospóireacht ar an teilifís i m'oifig sular tháinig mé isteach sa Teach agus gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis na Teachtaí Dála uilig. Is mian liom a rá arís go bhfuil sé mar phríomhaidhm i gclár an Rialtais seo geilleagar láidir a thógáil agus sochaí cothrom a chur ar...

Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: I appreciate that but it does not specifically mention species and it is, therefore, correct to put my concerns on record. I deal with both coastal and inshore fishermen in counties Donegal, Mayo, Galway and so on where salmon stocks are under pressure.

Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: No, I have expressed my concerns and, as Minister of State, I am entitled to do so because no species is mentioned in the legislation, which they should be. I want to register my concern because there are international agreements. Ireland is a member of NASCO. It is important that as many salmon from Irish rivers as well as those of other countries migrate to Greenland or the Faroe Islands...

Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: The species are not specified.

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: SSE is as big a company as ESB.

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: It has 15,000 km of fibre.

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht seo a thaispeáineann tábhacht faoi leith le cur i bhfeidhm leathanbhanda ardluasa i ngach foirgneamh, scoil agus gnólacht sa tír. Is áis riachtanach an leathanbhanda ardluasa agus tá sé ráite ag an Rialtas sa phlean náisiúnta leathanbhanda go gcuirfí é ar fáil i ngach teach in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Communities (6 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: The substantive elements of the Deputy's question, relating to licences in the polyvalent segment of the Irish fishing fleet and the protection and promotion of coastal fishing communities, are within the remit of the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine and its Agency, Board Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). The remit of my Department is largely confined to the management...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht thábhachtach seo. I thank Deputies for their contributions on this important national strategic issue. I welcome the general tone of the comments that have been made. Before I respond to the matters raised by Deputies, I would like to make a number of points. As the Minister of State, Deputy McHugh, has already outlined, the...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: We could go nuclear, like President Macron.

Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: Motion (13 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Kigali on the 15th day of October 2016, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 16th November 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fish Quotas (13 Feb 2018)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the state agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources.  IFI manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis as each of Ireland’s 147 salmon rivers (including river sections and estuaries) has its own genetically unique stock of salmon. IFI is supported in its...