Results 461-480 of 13,185 for speaker:Pat Gallagher

Written Answers — Fishing Licences: Fishing Licences (17 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Under section 68 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959, the issuing of permit charges for angling is an operational matter for the relevant regional fisheries board, in this instance the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board. This is not something in which I, as Minister of State with responsibility for the marine, have any function. I am advised that all of the revenue generated by the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: My Department's responsibility in this matter relates to the foreshore licence aspect only. The conditions of the draft licence which the Department is prepared to recommend for my approval were sent to Clare County Council's consultants on 1 February and the Department is still awaiting confirmation of the council's agreement to them. Assuming a positive response is received from the local...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Subsequent to making an application to the Department for a foreshore licence for the Cheekpoint waste water treatment plant, Waterford County Council discovered that, due to increasing siltation problems, the storm water overflow pipe would not have worked effectively at the location originally proposed for it. Consequently, the local authority put revised proposals, involving relocation of...

Written Answers — Harbour Authorities: Harbour Authorities (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The appointment of an employee director of the Port of Waterford company falls to be made by me in accordance with the procedure laid down in section 30 of the Harbours Act 1996. The legislation provides that before making the appointment I shall consult any recognised trade union or staff association concerned which, following such consultation, may recommend that I consider that a...

Written Answers — Fishing Permits: Fishing Permits (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 181 together. Under the Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2001, the regional fisheries boards are empowered to have a permit charge for angling on fisheries under their control and management. However, the application of such a permit charge is an operational matter solely for the relevant board to decide, in this instance the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board,...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A comprehensive survey of the wild oyster beds in Lough Swilly was carried out in 2001 by personnel from Bord Iascaigh Mhara in conjunction with staff from the aquaculture initiative — a cross-Border body funded under the peace programme. The survey was conducted in conjunction with the Lough Swilly Wild Oyster Development Association, LSWODA, and other wild fisheries interests and its...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Fisheries Consolidation Act 1959, as amended, expressly empowers the licensing authority to make it a condition of a sea-fishing boat licence that a certain proportion of the crew of a boat shall be of a specified nationality. The requirement for a certain proportion of crew members to be of EU nationality arises from the importance of achieving the maximum economic benefit to coastal...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Question Nos. 178 to 180, inclusive, together. The particular licence applicant referred to by the Deputy wrote to me on 31 January 2005 seeking a polyvalent sea-fishing boat licence for the vessel in question, without the provision of 100% replacement capacity, on a short-term basis. I wrote to him on 9 February informing him that responsibility for the licensing of...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Responsibility for coastal protection rests with the property owner, whether it be a local authority or a private individual. In July 2002 the Department requested all coastal local authorities to submit proposals, in order of priority, for consideration in the context of the national coastal protection programmes for the years from 2003 to 2006. Waterford County Council submitted proposals...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Garnish Pier is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development is a matter for the local authority in the first instance. Cork County Council submitted a proposal to the Department in 2003 for works to Garnish Pier at an estimated cost of €750,000. There was no Exchequer funding available in 2004 for this project. The question of providing funding in the...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (24 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2005, SI 72 of 2005, which I signed on 16 February last, authorises the issue of commercial salmon fishing licences by regional fisheries boards and prescribes the criteria under which those licences may be issued. There is no upper age limit specified within those criteria.

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (24 Feb 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Deputy's reference to licensing relates to the scheme for the licensing of traditional pot-fishing boats in the Irish inshore fleet. The implementation of this scheme is a matter for the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003. This Act provides that the licensing authority shall...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (1 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The conservation of salmon and sea trout by-law, No. 797 of 2004, provides for a bag limit of one fish, a salmon or sea trout, per angler per day from 1 January to 31 May, and three fish per angler per day from 1 June to the end of the fishing season, subject to a total allowable catch of 20 fish per year. The measure to restrict the number of fish that can be caught in one season was first...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (1 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I have no plans to introduce proposals to purchase commercial drift net salmon fishing licences. The Government has consistently ruled out buy-out as an effective means of achieving the restoration of salmon stocks and has instead, since 2002, promoted the application of quotas on commercial fishing and bag limits on angling to achieve catch reductions as the best instrument available to...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (1 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I assume that the Deputy's question relates to the application by Dublin Port Company for reclamation of 21 hectares of foreshore at Dublin Port. I do not accept that a decision under the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2003 is required in order for Dublin Port Company to make application for planning permission for this development to Dublin City Council. Section 225 of the Planning and Development...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (1 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 and 204 together. In terms of the country's infrastructure development, our ports are vital gateways for commercial freight and sea passengers. This is highlighted by the fact that nine of the ten commercial State port companies are located in areas identified as gateways in the national spatial strategy. Almost all Ireland's overseas trade goes by sea,...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (1 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Irish sea fishing fleet is divided into a number of segments mainly on the basis of fishing entitlements. Approximately 85% of the fleet is licensed and registered within the polyvalent or multi-purpose segment which entitles the licensed and registered owner, subject to certain conditions and restrictions, to fish for a wide range of species and with a range of fishing gear. Those...

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (1 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Bord Iascaigh Mhara, BIM, has been allocated national development plan funding of €12.7 million under the employment and human resource development operational programme 2000-2006 for ongoing sectoral training in the Irish seafood industry. The training referred to by the Deputy, mandatory basic safety training and GMDSS radio training, is available in BIM's national fisheries college,...

Natural Gas Grid. (2 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am addressing this issue on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Communications and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey. The Minister stated in a recent parliamentary question reply to which Deputy Cowley alludes that he does not intend to release the quantitative risk assessment carried out for the onshore pipeline as it now forms part of the deliberative process in connection with...

Road Network. (2 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I apologise to the House for the inability of the Minister for Transport to attend this Adjournment debate. The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects is a matter for the National Roads Authority and the local authority concerned, in this case Roscommon County Council. The NRA published the specification for road works in 2000 and the NRA design manual for...