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Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: This section of the Bill gives the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, following consultation with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, power to make regulations specifying the bodies which are to submit their observations and also the time period within which such observations are to be submitted to either Minister, or sometimes to both, in regard to...

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: The purpose of the Bill is merely to transfer the functions to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government who has indicated his intention to undertake a significant reform of the foreshore legislation. The amendment would result in a substantial change to procedures and, therefore, must be considered in the context of the proposed reform package. For that reason, I...

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: Initially I thought the amendment was appropriate but the citation in section 12 is appropriate in these circumstances because paragraph (d) deals with the term "harbour authority" which is defined in the Harbours Acts 1946 to 2005, not "harbour companies" which are dealt with in the Harbour (Amendment) Act 2009. That is why the reference is appropriate.

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: The subsection is an amendment of the European Communities Foreshore Regulations, SI 404 of 2009. The amendment, as proposed, would require the applicant to advertise public consultation in newspapers within 30 days of making the application. These applications which require an environmental impact assessment are very complex and will often take years to compile. The Department must first...

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: On line 14, page 14, there is a reference to the European Communities Foreshore Regulation 2009, SI 404 of 2009, which implements the EU public participation directive in respect of the foreshore Acts. This directive is a key component of the Aarhus Convention. These regulations concern the foreshore consents for large projects where an environmental impact assessment is required by...

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel has informed me that the import of the words "from time to time" reflects current practice to make the information available quickly on its receipt. One thing we must remember about these applications, particularly with regard to larger projects and sometimes to smaller ones, is that important pieces of information are received from time to time and...

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: I suspect the point made by Senator Bradford could be dealt with if the comma were to come immediately after "Minister". Section 4 states: "The appropriate Minister shall make available, in a manner determined by that Minister". If the comma were inserted before "from time to time", any additional material would read better in grammatical terms. However, I have had the text examined by the...

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: This section deals with the consultation and information obligations in the context of public participation and directive regulations. The intention of the directive is to make information available during and shortly after the period within which a foreshore application is considered. It is appropriate that this will vary from application to application in accordance with the complexity...

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: It is accepted that it is an administrative amendment and will be included subsequently in the circulated copy of the Bill.

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: I thank all Members who contributed on Second and Committee Stages.

Sheep Industry. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: The introduction of electronic identification, EID, for sheep was agreed at EU level in late 2003. At that time, it was agreed to defer the implementation date until January 2008. The Council revisited this issue in December 2007 when it was agreed that the deadline for the compulsory introduction of EID should be set at 31 December 2009, six years after the original decision was taken. I...

Sheep Industry. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: It is important to bear in mind a strong qualified majority in voting terms of members of the European Council favour this new system and that has been the case for a considerable time. It has been a major achievement to defer its implementation until now and, more particularly, to ensure animals aged under 12 months that are intended for slaughter, which comprises the vast majority of the...

Sheep Industry. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: I assure the Deputy that what he has suggested has been done at every Council meeting at which this issue has been on the agenda for a considerable number of years.

Sheep Industry. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: A strong majority of member states favour the scheme.

Sheep Industry. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: A number of derogations were successfully secured, particularly in regard to lambs aged under 12 months, which comprises a considerable cohort of the Irish flock. I am familiar with the 12-digit system, as there are many sheep farmers in my area and my family has always been involved in the industry. A study found that the average cost for the Irish flock owner would be approximately €30...

Sheep Industry. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: We have no difficulty with the existing system and we have extolled its virtue but we need to access export markets and this decision was made using qualified majority voting at European level.

Sheep Industry. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: At this stage, there is considerable merit in the stakeholders sitting down with departmental officials to examine how best to address the issue.

Fisheries Development. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: The seafood development measure contained in the National Development Plan 2007-2013 is divided between the EU co-funded operational programme and the national seafood development operational programme. The EU co-funded operational programme has already commenced and has funded the 2008 decommissioning scheme which has allowed 46 boats to be decommissioned with grant aid totalling €36.6...

Fisheries Development. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: I am assured that no funding under the co-funding programme has been lost or is at risk arising from the delays encountered here. The Deputy mentioned €5 million which was apparently provided for aquaculture surveys. I understand that was approximately 12 years ago and that the funding was not used for the purpose for which it was provided. In regard to the work under way, a considerable...

Fisheries Development. (26 Nov 2009)

Tony Killeen: I understand no EU funding of any kind is at risk. Of course, if the programme were in place, we would be in a position to provide funding for aquaculture and sea and inland fisheries sectors and processors. We are working very hard towards achieving that. While I am satisfied with the level of co-operation between the Departments and the agencies at this point, I wish it was possible to...