Results 4,161-4,180 of 4,491 for speaker:John Perry
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: I welcome Mr. O'Driscoll and his team. I wish to ask Dr. Beamish about the Common Fisheries Policy and tuna fishing off the north west of Ireland for recreational purposes. I was at Mullaghmore during the week and know the area has great potential for recreational angling. The pursuit was in decline due to the 2002-2009 reduced commercial quotas. When the Common Fisheries Policy was...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: What is the extent of it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: That is correct.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: I was at Mullaghmore yesterday and I know this endangered fish comes to the west of Ireland and that, while there is huge potential for developing tourism along the Atlantic corridor, there was a major issue until 2009 regarding sustainability and recreational fishing. It is amazing that we cannot just get a recreational licence for this fish. It just comes to the north west for the summer...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: Can the Department outline its position on getting Ireland a bluefin tuna quota for sports and recreational fishing only? If we are talking about developing tourism, hotels, and so on, catch and release would not be suitable.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: Not to labour the point, but Ireland has no quota whatsoever, for-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: What can be done to deal with the situation at Mullaghmore, off Rosses Point? Many people depend on recreational tourism, tourists who can use this facility. We are on the Atlantic corridor. What answer can we give them?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: When they migrate from here, they are captured in big nets. This is for a tag and release scheme off the west coast of Ireland. It is amazing that we do not have some potential there for tag and release.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: That is understandable.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: I appreciate that. Does the Department see any opportunity there?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: Could Dr. Beamish send me information on that, about how one makes an application for such a licence? Who has the final approval on this?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: An application could, therefore, be made.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: Can Dr. Beamish send me correspondence on this?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: There is one other contentious issue, namely, the situation of the lost at sea scheme and the Byrne family. The Ombudsman's office went to the EU and it was indicated that his widow should be compensated.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: This is an appalling case. It has gone on for years and we are talking about outstanding debts. The family was left without their father, lost off the Donegal coast. The Ombudsman's office ruled that the State was entitled to pay the compensation. I cannot understand. It is not a huge amount of money, but it is morally wrong.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: We will just discuss this case now.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: This is the case that went-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: This has been raised time and again. It has gone to Europe. The Ombudsman's office found the Department was liable. It was stated in a very clear report that this payment should be made. There may be other cases, but no other case went to this level. If an independent officer of the State makes a recommendation, it is very similar to the Comptroller and Auditor General making a...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: The problem is that there has been so much debate, but no action. People are tired of the debate. The recommendations are very clear. Mrs. Byrne, an elderly widow, is still alive. The State has let her down. Is the Chairman aware of this case?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jun 2015) John Perry: Regardless of the precedent that has been set, we must ask ourselves what is the decent thing to do.