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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm that Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) carried out a survey of Lough Carra this year. I am advised by IFI that one of the purposes behind the survey was to provide fishery related inputs to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of its reporting obligations under the EU Water Framework Directive. IFI have also confirmed that on completion...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Salmon Hardship Scheme (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: The Salmon Hardship Scheme was introduced following a Government decision in 2006 to cease, for conservation reasons, the commercial salmon mixed stock fishery. Under the scheme fishermen active in the commercial snap net sector could opt to voluntarily cease fishing and undertake not to seek a licence in the future. In excess of €25m was allocated to the scheme to facilitate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1532 to 1534, inclusive, together. 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 143 salmon rivers has its own genetically unique stock of salmon ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: As each of Ireland’s 143 salmon rivers has its own unique stock of salmon, Inland Fisheries Ireland manages salmon stocks by individual river based on the river's conservation limit. The salmon conservation limit (CL) is the number of spawning salmon required to maintain a sustainable population and is used to indicate the number of salmon in a river system above which a harvestable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: In the five year period 2010-2014 substantial Exchequer support, amounting to almost €130 million, has been provided for inland fisheries and almost €24 million has been provided for IFI in my Department's Vote this year. The establishment of IFI has facilitated an improved national perspective in the formulation of inland fisheries policy which is more streamlined, coherent...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Prospecting Licences (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: Section 6 of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 details the type of authorisation that must be held by a person that is searching for petroleum. Where the holder of a Licensing Option has agreed a work programme that involves searching for petroleum, then a Petroleum Prospecting Licence must also be held. As stated in my reply to Question No. 517 of 15 May, the work...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: I am advised that the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is the several fishery owner (on behalf of the State) of the relevant fishery and that the fishery is leased by NPWS to the body referred to by the Deputy. I understand that development permission would have to be sought from the fishery owner (NPWS) in the first instance. Inland Fisheries Ireland operates the Salmon...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: The principal functions of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) are the protection, conservation development and promotion of the inland fisheries and sea angling resource. IFI continually adapts operational practices to maximise the return on state investment in delivering on these core functions. IFI delivers a wide ranging inland national fisheries protection strategy including operation of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mining Licences (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1566 and 1573 together. Details of all authorisations granted by the Department are published in the six monthly reports to the Oireachtas, which I am obliged to lay before the Houses under the Minerals Development Acts, 1940 to 1999 and the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960, respectively. The last such reports were in respect of the period...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Corrib Gas Field (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: Following completion of the construction of the Corrib gas pipeline, Shell E&P Ireland Limited, on behalf of the Corrib partners, submitted an application on 18 August last under Section 40 of the Gas Acts for consent to operate the pipeline. This consent is required by the developer before production of gas can commence. A public consultation process in relation to the application was...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Comharthaí Bóthair (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: Tá dualgas reachtúil ar gach comhlacht poiblí atá ainmnithe faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003 feidhmiú de réir na Rialachán atá déanta ag an Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta faoi alt 9(1) den Acht.Faoi na Rialacháin agus faoi réir díolúintí áirithe atá sonraithe, tá dualgas ar...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Air Services Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: My position from the outset has been to ensure a continued air service to the Aran Islands, with significant financial support from the Government, in line with EU rules in regard to Public Service Obligation (PSO) air services. On behalf of my Department, the Office of Government Procurement undertook a procurement process to enable my Department to agree a contract for the air service to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Air Services Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: My position from the outset has been to ensure a continued air service to the Aran Islands, with significant financial support from the Government, in line with EU rules in regard to Public Service Obligation (PSO) air services. On behalf of my Department, the Office of Government Procurement undertook a procurement process to enable my Department to agree a contract for the air service to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that, having reviewed the situation with regard to the school bus service for Inishbofin pupils attending school on the mainland, my Department has agreed terms which allow a resumption of a twice weekly service which will transport pupils to Galway on Sunday and back to Cleggan on Friday. The service will remain in place up until the end of the present...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: I have been informed by Údarás na Gaeltachta that it does not differentiate supports for “for-profit business” and “non-profit organisations”. Funding eligibility and amounts are dependent on the type of business proposed, geographical location, skills level required and the potential employment level of the project. All business proposals, which are...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: A sum of €5,948,736.66 was paid by my Department for transport services for the offshore islands during the period from September 2014 to August 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Data (23 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: Inland Fisheries Ireland maintain the majority of fish counters in place on migratory salmonid rivers and, in addition to downloading raw data, undertake a detailed verification of the counts and confirm the verified counts before making them publically available. IFI produces an Annual Fish Counter Report which details the relevant verified annual runs of salmon in the rivers where such...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Question: Seirbhísí Eitilte (24 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an Teachta as ucht an gceist tábhachtach seo. Mar is eol don Teachta, rinne mo Roinn athbhreithniú a choimisiúnú anuraidh ar an tseirbhís aeir i gcomhréir le rialachán an AE. Léirigh an t-athbhreithniú a rinne EY go raibh cás socheacnamaíoch ann don tseirbhís aeir. Léiríodh fosta go raibh...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Question: Seirbhísí Eitilte (24 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: Go raibh maith agat arís. Tuigim go raibh cruinniú ann inné ag Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe. Mar atá a fhios ag an Teachta, tá an próiseas i gcónaí beo. Ní mise, ach an OGP, atá freagrach as an bpróiseas, ach tá dualgas orainn uilig maidir leis an ceangal idir an mórthír agus na hoileáin. An chúis is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Question: Seirbhísí Eitilte (24 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: Bhí plé idir Aer Arann agus na daoine ag plé leis an bpróiseas. Tuigim na deacrachtaí atá ann, go háirithe do na sealbhóirí éagsúla, mar shampla iad siúd atá i gceannasaíocht ar na hoileáin, iarratasóirí ag cur isteach tairiscintí agus Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe. Tá díospóireacht...