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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (9 May 2017)

Michael Creed: As the Deputy may be aware, the monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities.   The SFPA and the Naval Service through the Fisheries Monitoring Centre monitor the movements of vessels when in our Exclusive Fisheries Zone, using the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), Automatic Identification...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Fisheries Protection (9 May 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 establishes the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) as the competent Authority for securing efficient and effective enforcement of sea fisheries protection legislation and the sustainable exploitation of marine fish resources from the waters around Ireland. To this end, the SFPA has a Service Level Agreement with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Export Controls (2 May 2017)

Michael Creed: ...an extremely important market for Irish seafood and restoration of this trade is particularly important for Irish seafood exporters ahead of BREXIT. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has been engaged with the Chinese authorities (AQSIQ) to achieve the necessary technical agreement on a methodology designed to resolve the issue of certification of live crab exports to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2017)

...back into the kitchen and gets a shovel to try to put it on top of what the other two have. That is the reality of the share-out. I was told by the head of the Sea-fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, that more than one third, one in every three fish that is landed in Europe is caught in Irish waters. We have around 10% because we have a good share out in fairness of the mackerel and...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...able to proceed with 1,376 patrol days. A total of 1,079 fishery vessel boardings were carried out in 2015 and 1,249 in 2016. We work very closely with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, regarding patrol days and fishery vessel boardings. Members appreciate that the fish quota system is very important to us as an island nation. We are working very closely with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (9 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: ...agencies performing these controls include the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Local Authorities, Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and National Standards Authority of Ireland. Authorised officers work with food businesses to raise standards and ensure compliance with food Regulations. During 2015, 36,353 official...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (7 Mar 2017)

Michael Creed: ...the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine has responsibility for oversight of Corporate Governance of the Marine Institute & The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority. The Marine Institute and the SFPA operate completely in accordance with the legislation under which they we re established. My Department equally operates...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: ...Act, 2006, operational issues concerning sea fisheries control - such as the Vessel Monitoring System and the Automatic Identification System - are a matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service. The prosecution of infringements which are an offence under national legislation, implementing EU fisheries regulations or otherwise are carried out on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (2 Feb 2017)

Michael Creed: .... Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature concerning sea fisheries control are, as a matter of law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service. The Minister is precluded from getting involved in operational matters including in relation to law enforcement. In relation to the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: ...respect of landings arising from the application of the landing obligation. I asked the POs to make contact with their members and encourage them to agree, that any amounts landed in excess of their allocated quota in 2016, arising from the application of the landing obligation, as recorded by the SFPA in 2016, be deducted from their 2017 allocation.  I  have held back 6% of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (31 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: In my reply to the Deputy on 2 February 2016 I set out the details of steps which had been taken up to that point by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) to seek a resolution to the issue with the Chinese import authorities and the Irish live crab exporters on this issue.  The SFPA continues to work on a technical level with Chinese import control officials on this supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (17 Jan 2017)

Simon Harris: ...Officers of the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), the Local Authority Veterinary Service (LAVS), the Sea- Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI). As part of these inspections in 2015, 11,422 specific checks on food labelling were carried out by Authorised Officers of the HSE and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (17 Jan 2017)

Michael Creed: ...Smooth Point Pier Development and Dumping ast Sea Application Semi Statutory Consultees Contact Names Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tara Higgins Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) Anita Doherty Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) Milton Mathews Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Grainne O'Brien/John Dennis/Ben Dallaghan Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Mr John...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (16 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: ...same area of 2,535 tonnes fully achieved through swaps.  None of these swaps took place with Ireland. Operational issues in relation to sea fisheries control are a matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). The SFPA have advised that the vessel to which the deputy refers was recently operating within the Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and has...

Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jursidiction Act 2006 established the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, as the competent authority for securing efficient and effective enforcement of sea fisheries protection legislation and the sustainable exploitation of marine fish resources from the waters around Ireland. To this end, the SFPA has a service-level agreement with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (8 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: ...precluded from Ireland’s 12 mile zone.  Under the Voisinage arrangement Northern Ireland vessels were given access in respect of the 6 mile fishing zone.  However, in light of the recent Supreme Court judgement on this matter, access for Northern Ireland vessels is not currently provided for in domestic law.   The SFPA and the Naval Service through the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: ..., emerging policies & initiatives. As a result of the successful discussions with the Forum, NIFF members have been included in a number of sea-fisheries consultative platforms namely: the SFPA Consultative Committee, the Quota Management Advisory Committee, the Bord Bia/BIM market advisory group, the EMFF Operational Programme Monitoring Committee (which oversees implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (22 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: ...and participated for a minimum of six weeks during this period. The second period will commence on 04 December.  The available quota for this fishery (the main fishery) is 13,857 tonnes.  Landing data received from the SFPA on 14 November indicated that vessels had landed 10,617 tonnes (77%) with two weeks remaining in the current period.  I have not received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (17 Nov 2016)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the agency with responsibility for recording landings of fish (excluding farmed fish) into Irish ports. I am informed by the SFPA that landings of fish (excluding farmed fish) into Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre in 2015 amounted to a total of 45,762 tonnes with a value of €112.7 million. This shows a significant increase on 2014...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry: Discussion (8 Nov 2016) See 5 other results from this debate

...has been important to ensure the highest quality in all scientific and regulatory advisory services. Our role in ensuring the safety of Irish seafood involves supporting the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland by monitoring farmed finfish product to ensure residues of treatment chemicals are below regulatory limits; farmed and wild shellfish...