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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences Approvals (4 Oct 2017)

Seán Kyne: The Paris Agreement, which entered into force in November 2016, aims to limit global average temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with an ambition of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Agreement is designed to meet this objective through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by all parties to the agreement. In this regard, the European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Correspondence (3 Oct 2017)

Seán Kyne: My Department has received a number of representations from members of the public, including the correspondence referred to by the Deputy, in respect of applications for Prospecting Licences for PL Areas 1698 and 4087 in Belturbet, Co Cavan. The issues raised in the correspondence have been considered and a reply was issued on 28 September 2017.  I have asked my Department to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Enforcement (28 Sep 2017)

Seán Kyne: Ireland’s transition to a low carbon energy future will involve progressively moving to lower emission fuels, e.g., moving initially from peat and coal to natural gas, and ultimately towards an even greater reliance on renewable energy. In that regard, the Government has introduced a range of policy measures and schemes to incentivise the use of renewable energy and deliver energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Stocks (20 Sep 2017)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the State Agency responsible for the conservation, protection, promotion and development of Ireland's inland fisheries. 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 which migrates to sea as juveniles and returns...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Waterways Maintenance (20 Sep 2017)

Seán Kyne: Cork County Council is the authority responsible for carrying out works to the weir and for the funding of same. I understand that both a project to ensure a permanent solution to fish passage and a project to ensure temporary repairs, while the permanent solution is awaited, are required. My Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) have been liaising with the Council to advise how...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recreational Angling Sector (11 Sep 2017)

Seán Kyne: I have requested Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the State body with responsibility for the inland fisheries resource, to consider the need for a Bye-law as suggested in the question and to provide me with appropriate scientific and management advice. I have been informed by IFI that no requests for such a measure on behalf of the local angling groups has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Data (11 Sep 2017)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the state agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources was established in July 2010 following an amalgamation of the former Central and 7 Regional Fishery Boards. Details of overall out-turns from Exchequer allocations to IFI, in the period 2011 (IFI's first full year of operation)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (11 Sep 2017)

Seán Kyne: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No.1249 of 26 July 2017. In addition, Inland Fisheries Ireland has engaged a number of former eel fishermen around the country in an eel research fishery which commenced in 2016.  This research is intended to contribute to informing a review, due in 2018, of the existing management measures contained in Ireland’s Eel...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (11 Sep 2017)

Seán Kyne: Four commercial gas discoveries and no commercial oil discoveries have been made since exploration began in the Irish Offshore. The Irish Atlantic Margin remains substantively underexplored and its actual potential will not be known without a significant increase in the level of exploration and in particular exploration drilling. The Energy White Paper “Ireland's Transition to a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has statutory responsibility for the conservation, protection, development and promotion of Ireland’s inland fisheries resource, including sea angling. An element of IFI’s protection and conservation role include response to pollution incidents and fish kill events.  IFI receives Exchequer allocations each year to support its wide range...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (11 Sep 2017)

Seán Kyne: The Licensing Terms for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production 2007 provide for three categories of exploration licence, each comprising a number of distinct phases. Progression between phases or extension of the period of an existing phase is dependent upon fulfilment by the exploration licence holder of its existing phase work programme obligations; and consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 1022 on 13 July 2017. The primary consideration of Inland Fisheries Ireland in the issue of public licences for eel fishing was the availability of an exploitable surplus of stock.  The knowledge and methods used by fishermen are preserved to some extent by the trap and transport operation managed by ESB under Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1251 and 1252 together. Ireland manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis. This management is carried out by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the State Agency with statutory responsibility for inland fisheries. The management policy is based on the fact that each of Ireland’s 147 salmon rivers, river sections, estuaries etc. has its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: The total allowable catch for Loughros Mor commercial salmon (Owenea/Owentocker) fishing is calculated on the basis set out below. The status for the Rivers Owenea and Owentocker are analysed by the Standing Scientific Committee for Salmon (SSCS) annually based on the best available information for these rivers using angler logbook returns, catchment wide electrofishing, commercial fishing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences Approvals (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1256 and 1320 together. Providence Resources P.l.c submitted an application to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to undertake the drilling of an exploration well within Block 53/6-A on the Druid/Drombeg prospect in the Southern Porcupine Basin pursuant to Frontier Exploration Licence 2/14. Following consideration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cyber Security Policy (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1270 to 1273, inclusive, together. The National Cyber Strategy set out the priorities for the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) for the period 2015-2017, as the protection of Government ICT Infrastructure while building capacity in other areas, including, particularly, the protection of critical national infrastructure. While the 2016 EU Network and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Invasive Fish Species (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that crayfish is a species managed and protected under the remit of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and that my Department and IFI have no function in this regard. I am also advised that the common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) is found in Ireland but is not abundant. IFI carried out a catchment wide fish stock...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigations (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) adopts a wide-ranging conservation and protection strategy and delivers an associated broad protection programme on the River Slaney system encompassing coastal, estuarine and freshwater (main channel and tributaries) environments. Protection measures are delivered through the operation of highly trained, skilled and experienced inland fishery...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: There is one Standard Exploration Licence extant in relation to the Kish Bank Basin.  Providence Resources P.l.c and Star Energy Oil were granted that Standard Exploration Licence in 2011.  There are no further applications on hand for a petroleum authorisation in the Kish Bank Basin.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I thank Senator Devine for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Health who, unfortunately, cannot be with us. The Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum has a current bed complement of 93. All of these beds are operational. It is a priority under the HSE's service plan for 2017 to increase bed capacity at the hospital. An additional ten beds to accommodate...