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Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (2 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I rely upon the advice of the National Salmon Commission and the regional fisheries boards' managers in determining the terms of the wild salmon and sea trout tagging scheme which, inter alia, sets out district quotas for the commercial catch and the conservation of salmon and sea trout bye-law which provides for angling bag limits and total allowable catch. I met the National Salmon...

Seanad: Industrial Relations Issues. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, who is unable to attend the House. It is important to recall the background to the current difficulties in An Post and the decision of the An Post board not to pay Sustaining Progress increases to staff and, subsequently, to An Post pensioners. In such circumstances, it is open to the...

Seanad: Industrial Relations Issues. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Senator will be provided with a copy.

Seanad: Industrial Relations Issues. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I apologise to the House. We understood the Adjournment debate was at 1 p.m. but I think a copy of my script is now available. The Senator will be aware of clause 1.10 which was invoked in respect of Sustaining Progress. I will convey her views to the Minister and, if necessary, we will respond. I thank the Senator.

Postal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001, Law of the Sea (Repression of Piracy) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Leave to Withdraw. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, leave be granted to withdraw the Postal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001, and the Law of the Sea (Repression of Piracy) Bill 2001 [Seanad].

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am reviewing a number of issues in relation to the establishment of the adventure activities standards authority, AASA, in light of the decision by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in 2003 that the safety services provided by the Department, in particular by the Irish Coast Guard, the Maritime Safety Directorate, and the Mercantile Marine Office should be...

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A meeting has been held between officials of the Department's engineering division and local authority officials and their advisers to consider matters relating to the proposed barrage. Matters discussed at the meeting included the operating conditions to apply in respect of the barrage. In light of these discussions, the local authority has undertaken to submit revised plans for...

Written Answers — Fish Quotas: Fish Quotas (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I rely upon the advice of the National Salmon Commission and the regional fisheries boards' managers in determining the terms of the wild salmon and sea trout tagging scheme, which inter alia sets out district quotas for the commercial catch. While I received detailed advice from the National Salmon Commission on Wednesday last, 3 March, I will need some time to consider all of the advices...

Written Answers — Coastal Zone Management: Coastal Zone Management (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Department has general responsibility, in conjunction with other relevant Departments, for the development of an integrated coastal zone management strategy for Ireland. A wide range of public bodies and agencies have roles to play in the management of the various aspects and dimensions of the coastal zone. The focus in developing effective approaches to integrated coastal zone management...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Department has responsibility for marine emergency preparedness and response, maritime safety and ship and port security. A high level of cooperation already exists between EU member states relating to these areas. In addition, in recognition of the desire of member states and the Commission to strengthen links and create synergies between enforcement authorities, such as national...

Written Answers — Fish Quotas: Fish Quotas (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: There is no question of any insistence on weighing water as fish. The measures to which the Deputy is referring are EU measures introduced in 2004 to strengthen control in pelagic fisheries as a consequence of concerns about illegal landings right across Europe. As I have previously advised the House, the requirement to weigh fish will continue this year. Following on from the Council and...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: In November 2003, the Fisheries Council adopted a new regime to manage fishing effort in Western Waters and the "Irish Box" for the demersal, scallop and crab fisheries. This regime replaced the Western Waters regulations of 1995 which also set effort limits for the scallop fleet. The purpose of fishing effort limits in Western waters is to limit access to waters and resources and provide for...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Deputy is referring to a recent report entitled A preliminary investigation on Shelf Edge and Deepwater Fixed Net Fisheries to the West and North of Great Britain, Ireland, around Rockall and Hatton Bank. This report was compiled by representatives of eight fisheries agencies, including Ireland's Marine Institute and Bord Iascaigh Mhara as well as representatives from the UK and Norway....

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I understand that a meeting took place in February 2003 between my colleague and predecessor as Minister of State, Deputy Browne, and the chairman of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund, NASF. I am advised that this meeting was arranged to discuss the organisation's views about the netting of wild salmon by Irish commercial fishermen. Since becoming Minister of State with responsibility for Marine...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am aware of the concerns expressed by business interests in Donegal about the future of the fishing industry there. Indeed, as the Deputy will be aware, the fishing industry in Europe and elsewhere is experiencing difficulties at the present time. I believe that the primary challenge facing the fishing industry at the present time concerns the need for effective conservation measures to...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Deputy refers to a recent report, A Preliminary Investigation on Shelf Edge and Deepwater Fixed Net Fisheries to the West and North of Great Britain, Ireland, around Rockall and Hatton Bank. This important report is under consideration by my Department. The occurrence of so-called "ghost-fishing" as a result of fishing gear being discarded and left on the seabed is a cause for concern and...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Government has consistently ruled out buy out as an effective means of achieving the restoration of salmon stocks. Since 2002, it has instead promoted the application of quotas on commercial fishing and bag limits on angling to achieve catch reductions as the best instrument available to achieve this objective. While I have no plans to introduce a single stock management system for the...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As I informed the House in my response to the same question from the Deputy on 22 February last, under the Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2001, the issuing of permit charges for angling is an operational matter for the relevant regional fisheries board. In this instance it is a matter for the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board. It is not an issue over which I, as Minister of State with responsibility...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The areas to which the Deputy refers are closed areas for one species only, orange roughy, which inhabits a deep sea fishery. Deep sea quotas were introduced for the first time in 2002, covering the years 2003 and 2004. Revised quotas for 2005 and 2006 involving cuts of 15% for most species, including orange roughy, were agreed at last December's Council. As the Deputy is aware, there is a...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (10 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The matter has been investigated by my Department's engineering division and I am advised that the effect on fisheries of the works undertaken by the local authority are expected to be minimal. Officials of the Department are, however, prepared to meet the fishermen concerned in conjunction with officials of the local authority to afford them an opportunity to detail their concerns about the...