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Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The grant of a foreshore licence to Clare County Council for an effluent outfall pipe in connection with the proposed sewerage scheme for the towns of Quilty, Mullagh, Feakle and Scariff was approved on 8 September. Clare County Council has been furnished with a draft licence and the Department is awaiting the council's agreement to it. Foreshore applications have not been received by the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Doolin Pier is owned by Clare County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development is a matter for the local authority in the first instance. The funding available to the Department under the port infrastructure improvement programme of the National Development Plan 2000-2006 is directed at projects that improve infrastructure and facilities at key strategic fishery harbours...

Written Answers — Research Vessels: Research Vessels (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the Marine Institute that both the Celtic Explorer and Celtic Voyager had a busy year in 2004. The Celtic Voyager had 184 scheduled days with 24 days downtime due to weather. The Celtic Explorer had 263 scheduled days with 8.5 days downtime due to weather. These figures do not include mobilisation and demobilisation days, open days, re-fits, maintenance or passage in the case...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Dublin Port Company and the Irish Ports Association have expressed a view to the Department that the application of the provisions of the Landlord and Tenants Acts to the port companies operating under the Harbours Acts 1996 and 2000 is not appropriate to the management of the port estates. The Maritime Safety Act 2005 added the port companies referred to above to the list of State bodies to...

Written Answers — Marina Development: Marina Development (5 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I understand that Donegal County Council has adopted a marine and water-based leisure and tourism initiative and that a strategic review was undertaken for the council to advise on development opportunities in relation to the number and scale of marinas required to support this initiative. The availability of any local authority funding for marina opportunities would be a matter for Donegal...

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: : I refer the Deputy to my reply given to Parliamentary Question No. 325 on Tuesday, 4 October in respect of inaccurate reports about a particular parasite affecting salmon stocks. I am advised by the Marine Institute that in early September anglers had noticed that some salmon caught on the River Blackwater were infected with a parasite. Samples were analysed and the parasite was identified...

Written Answers — EU Competency Certificates: EU Competency Certificates (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: : The number of certificates of equivalent competency issued between the years 2001 and 2005 to date is as shown in the following tables. These certificates are issued in compliance with the requirements of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, STCW, which came into effect in 2001. Prior to 2001 there was no mechanism in place...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The wild salmon and sea trout tagging scheme, which was introduced for the first time in 2002, provides a mechanism to limit the total allowable commercial catch, TAC, of wild salmon. Details of the catch and TAC are as follows: Wild Salmon and sea trout Catch 2001-2005 Year Commercial Drift Draft Other Total TAC Angling Total Catch 2001 197,172 30,861 5,368 233,401 ...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Deputy will be aware that there is a considerable body of legislation, both primary and secondary, relating to the illegal capture of fish from rivers. This legislation is in place to conserve and protect our inland fisheries. Primary responsibility for enforcement of this legislation rests with the central and regional fisheries boards. Each year the Department provides over €20...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Under the fisheries acts, responsibility for enforcement of inland fisheries legislation rests primarily with the central and regional fisheries boards. In this regard, the Southern Regional Fisheries Board, which is responsible for the Barrow, Nore and Suir rivers, has provided the following information detailing the incidences relating to poaching dealt with by that board in the period from...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: On 18 May, the Department received a letter from Dublin Port Company requesting ministerial approval for its proposal to enter into an arrangement with a consortium as detailed in draft heads of terms attached to the letter. The company states that, in essence, the proposal provides that, in the event that the consortium is successful in its bid for the development of the national conference...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The position as outlined in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 549 remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Wicklow Port Company operates under the Harbours Acts 1996 and 2000. Under the Acts, the primary function of the company is the management, control, operation and development of its harbour ensuring that its revenue is sufficient to meet its expenditure. The ports policy statement, published in January 2005, sets out Government policy on plans for the development of ports and harbours. It is...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Department received an application from Clonakilty Town Council for a foreshore lease for the construction of a tidal barrage at Clonakilty. Following a technical examination of the application by the Department, the town council was asked to consider revising the operating conditions applying to the barrage, with a view to ensuring its optimal effectiveness. Proposed revised conditions...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As I indicated in my reply to Questions Nos. 559, 560, 561 and 562 of 28 September 2005, certain issues arose concerning Dublin Port Company's title to the area in which it is proposed to carry out the reclamation. These matters have been the subject of detailed correspondence between the State's legal services and the company's legal advisors, and it is anticipated that they will be brought...

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (12 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: There is no EU directive on the manning of regular passenger and ferry services operating in and between member states, in force or being considered at present by member states. If the Commission were to initiate such a proposal, I would, of course, give it very careful consideration. In 1998, there was an EU Commission proposal: Commission communication on a common policy on manning of...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (12 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 187 together. As the Deputy will no doubt recall, I outlined in detail the background to this matter during an Adjournment debate in this House on 28 June 2005. I can inform the Deputy that some advice was received from the Attorney General on 29 July 2005 in this regard and further advice is awaited. A reply to the Dublin Port Company letter of 18 May...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (12 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The harbour at Ballycotton is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development is a matter for the local authority in the first instance. In 2001 the council submitted a report prepared by consulting engineers on the estimated cost of the Ballycotton Harbour development plan. The proposed development was estimated to cost a total of €6 million. Cork County...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (12 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: In January of this year, I launched the Government's ports policy statement. The policy statement aims to better equip the port sector and its stakeholders to meet national and regional capacity and service needs. One of the key challenges that lies ahead is the provision of adequate in-time port capacity, particularly for unitised trade. The policy statement sets out a framework to ensure...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (12 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Regional Advisory Council to which the Deputy refers is the RAC for north western waters. This covers the waters to the north, west and south of Ireland, to the west of Scotland, the Irish Sea and the English Channel; which are the waters of primary interest to Irish fishermen. I was delighted to welcome the RAC to Dublin Castle for its inaugural meeting on 30 September. This is the third...