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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new developments his Department intends commencing by 2025 at Department-owned harbours around the country as per the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the capital costs required for these developments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26871/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all moneys from the EMFF programme 2014-2020 were spent; if any monies unused were returned to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26870/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline any requests he has received from local authority-owned fisheries harbours for funding for capital improvement works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26872/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current annual budget for the Marine Institute in Ireland; the estimated cost of increasing this budget by 10% and 20%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26873/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he and his Department have taken and will take to prioritise traditional coastal communities, as per a commitment in the most recent election manifesto of a political party (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26874/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken during this Government's term to introduce a fit-for-purpose functioning aquaculture licensing system in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26875/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing all of the recommendations of the Aquaculture Independent Licensing review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26876/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a plan to consolidate all current aquaculture legislation on the statute books into a single Bill that will allow for the aquaculture industry to sustainably develop in the years ahead; if he will provide any cost that would be required to carry out this piece of work; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department has taken to explore a more flexible approach to the inspection of fishing vessels by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, as committed to in the most recent general election manifesto of a political party (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26878/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all fisheries local area group (FLAG) funding, by county and project, for each of the years 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; if any unspent funds were returned during these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26879/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategic investments his Government has made during this Government's term to attract increased landings into Ireland of sustainably caught fish in Irish waters and promote the development of the seafood processing sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26881/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish by-catch figures in Irish waters by fish species for each of the years 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the volume of fish discards, by species in each of the years 2015 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26883/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 294. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the value and volume of fish by species landed in Ireland; if he will provide a breakdown, separately, of the value and volume of that same fish processed in Ireland for each of the years 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26884/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (1 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 295. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on current negotiations and his Department's approach to negotiations with the EU institutions on The Fisheries Control Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26885/23]

Retained Fire Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister has got the immediate reaction of firefighters to what he has said. They have walked out of the Public Gallery in response to his words because he gave pretty much the same speech here last November. There is absolute tone deafness among the likes of the LGMA, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Government. How can the Minister possibly connect the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commemorative Events (13 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans the Government has to participate in the 25th anniversary of the official opening of the Island of Ireland Peace Park on 11 November 2023, in Messines, Belgium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27220/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to develop hydro power in Ireland; if his Department are liaising with the range of State agencies including Irish Water and the SEAI to examine the potential of this source of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27745/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (13 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the rollout of at least 30mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage shall be prioritised during the rollout phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Jun 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 419. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW will meet with the elected members of the Inishowen municipal district, Donegal County Council, as requested, to examine how the flood defence works at Burnfoot, County Donegal, can be advanced more speedily, in order that eight families can be returned to their council homes...