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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Marine Protected Areas (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I offer my warm words of welcome to the students from Cork. As somebody who served in this House for quite some time, I will say that the Chair kept the good wine until last. The students have come to the rarefied place where things get debated in a fulsome way. I thank Senator Noonan for raising this important issue. I know of his personal interest and his time in the Department, and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Marine Protected Areas (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: It is clear that our objectives are aligned. We know the importance of designation of at least 30% by 2030. We come at it for the right reasons. The Senator has rightly identified that fishermen and women in particular recognise the importance of protecting these habitats. We see scientific information coming this month from ICES, which sees significant cuts to our fishing opportunities...

Seanad: Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank Members for their presence. I am pleased to introduce the Second Stage of the Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025. At its heart, this Bill is about safeguarding public health, protecting our environment and ensuring Ireland remains a leader in delivering clean air for our people. Air pollution is a silent killer. Around 1,700 premature deaths in...

Seanad: Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Senators for their contributions. I appreciate their engagement. I will try to respond in the time I have available to a couple of the points that have been raised. There will be a fuller opportunity as we move to subsequent Stages to thrash out the details and, of course, any amendments that might come forward on those Stages. Senator Blaney is right about the impact it has...

Fisheries: Statements (22 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I will try not to use my full time because I am conscious that a number of Members want to contribute, and I will facilitate that. I thank the Deputies for seeking the opportunity for statements on fishing. It is timely considering the recent developments in the discussions and negotiations for fishing opportunities for 2026 but also as a chance to discuss other important issues and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (22 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: Each year, my Department carries out a Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) to look at the overall impacts the possible fishing opportunities for the following year could have on the sustainability of the fishing sector from a biological, economic and social perspective. The Sustainability Impact Assessment, which involves a public consultation process along with expert contributions...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (21 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Deputy Gallagher for his continued support. I have made it very clear to officials who negotiate on our behalf in advance of Council meetings that it cannot be business as usual. Today I instructed officials to vote against any access to blue whiting in European waters for Norway. I intend to maintain this position throughout. I accept we do not have a veto and that a blocking...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (21 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Deputy Gallagher for raising this important issue. I also thank him for his guidance through this. As somebody with vast experience of the sector and an intimate knowledge at European level, he has been a source of good and wise counsel to me over recent months on this issue. He has identified the scientific advice now providing the backdrop to this and which will guide the total...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fishing Communities (21 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: An investigation into the Blackwater incident was carried out by the Inter-Agency Group, established at my direction to coordinate the investigation. This investigation was comprehensive and transparent and included over 40 site inspections, habitat surveys, water and pathology testing and advanced lab analysis, the results of which were published as they became available. All reports are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fishing Communities (21 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 22 of 15 October 2025. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (21 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 625 and 626 together. On the 10th April 2019, following an examination by my Department of possible overharvesting at the aquaculture site referred to by the Deputy, a ministerial decision was made that:A breach of the relevant aquaculture licence condition 2(e) had occurred. Condition 2(e) of the licence states:“the Licensee shall not harvest more...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inland Fisheries (21 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: An aquaculture licence for the site referred to by the Deputy was granted on 7 December 2017. The licence in question is valid for a ten-year period and is due for renewal in 2027. My Department’s Aquaculture and Foreshore Management Division has not received correspondence to date indicating that operations at the site are to cease. The day-to-day operation of the site is a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (21 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: Bord Iascaigh Mhara continues to work closely with industry to develop technical solutions to industry issues. Seed bed surveys are carried out and published on the Bord Iascaigh Mhara website. A number of technical trials have been carried out to look at the relaying of rope grown mussel seed to the seabed to ensure the optimum survival rates. Mussel larval monitoring is also being used to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (15 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has kept both me and the Department officials informed on the decision of the Board of IFI on this matter. I should note that management of hatchery operations is an operational matter for IFI in which neither I, nor the Department, have a function.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Regulations (15 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14 and 22 together. Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishes a control system to ensure compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). In November 2023, this Regulation was amended by Regulation (EU) No. 2023/2842 which updated Article 55 and introduces measures for the control of recreational marine fisheries for the first time, effective...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (15 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: There have been two resignations from the Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland to date in 2025, with both resignations being for personal reasons. To concur with current Government policy for appointments to State Boards, officials in my Department are engaging with both Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Public Appointments Service (PAS), who operate the State Boards portal,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (15 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: An application for a Section 14 Authorisation on this matter was submitted to the Department on 15 September and is currently under review.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Angling Sector (15 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I wish to advise the Deputy that no such policy has been agreed for 2026. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis as each of Ireland’s 147 salmon rivers (including river sections and estuaries) has its own genetically unique stock of salmon. IFI is supported in its management role by the Technical Expert Group on Salmon (TEGOS), comprising...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (15 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: Management of fisheries and specific operations thereto are a matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) as the independent statutory body for the management, protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource in Ireland. The Department has no intention to take control of such operational matters.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fishing Industry (14 Oct 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I full concur with the Deputy's analysis and vast experience. His name is regularly mentioned at the Council and in the European Parliament regarding the interest he has had not just for the Irish fishing sector but also for the sector at a wider European level. His insights were of particular importance. He is right in identifying that the fishing sector paid a particular price with the...