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Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Timmy Dooley: On the changes concerning the so-called inside six, different terms are used such as the "inside six", "sprat fishing" or "pair trawling". In 2019, the then Government adopted a policy position that was challenged in the courts on a highly technical point. The position fell against the Government on that very technical point. In 2024, the Government restarted the consultation process,...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Timmy Dooley: To save Deputy Cahill, perhaps I could answer the questions that I did not answer earlier. I will save him the time and answer them for him.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Deputy.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Cahill mentioned pair trawling was mentioned. I have addressed the issue a number of times and he was present for that. Ireland does not have a quota for bluefin tuna because for historical reasons, we did not have the species in our waters. A number of people mentioned the issue when we met the Commissioner. Interestingly, it seems to have stuck in his mind because he mentioned...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Timmy Dooley: There are a number of other Ministers who are interested. In fact, it is an issue in terms of getting my delegated responsibilities between the two Departments. I mean one might impact on the other because of the capacity to review decisions that are taken by me, on the one hand, and the potential implications that that might have. We will certainly look at that and see if there is a...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Senator very much. The understanding of the migratory flows and patterns of certain species in our waters is handled in the first instance by the Marine Institute, which falls under the remit of the Department in the area for which I have responsibility. I visited the institute recently and I am in regular contact with it. The Marine Institute is an outstanding operation and it...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Timmy Dooley: The first question was on why Ireland ratified the renegotiated TCA. The decision taken on Brexit was a decision of the European Union. All discussions around the exit of Britain from the European Union were handled by the Commission. Obviously, we are a contributing party and our views and aspirations are taken into account, but only taken into account. Commissioner Šefovi...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fisheries Protection (20 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. He will be aware of the engagement I have had with the industry in recent weeks and my commitment to continued engagement with him on the issue. I am looking forward to an opportunity for the committee to address various matters that arise, and I intend to work with the Deputy on that. I will put a few facts on the record first. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fisheries Protection (20 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: The principal objective of the review, which was carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers, was to contribute to the ongoing and future development of the organisation. The areas covered by the review were the organisational capabilities of the SFPA to deliver on its mission for the effective and fair regulation - and I emphasise fair regulation - of the sea-fishing and seafood sectors that fall...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fisheries Protection (20 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Deputy for his intervention. He is raising concerns and issues that have been shared with him and with me. I met the SFPA. The people I met and the various sections of the organisation are fulfilling their mandate to the best of their ability. We have to recognise that the authority's role is prescribed in legislation. We are precluded from involving ourselves directly in any...

Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: Second Stage (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I appreciate the need for progressing legislation in this area. I thank the speakers who have contributed. We are all at one in terms of its importance and we all share the same objective here. There is a significant recognition of that, particularly on planned obsolesce which all the Deputies have identified, and it is something we need to address. Developments at EU level are already...

Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: Second Stage (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I, too, thank the Deputies for the imaginative legislation they have tabled. The Government recognises the importance of progressing legislation in respect of the right to repair and information on the repairability of certain products. The Deputies have outlined many examples I am well familiar with, in the sense that, when I started out in life, white goods lasted a greater length of time...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Arts Policy (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister has advised me that he will meet shortly with the National Campaign For the Arts, NCFA, to hear its views on the scheme in detail. Department officials met the NCFA on 25 April last. It is important to note that the pilot is a research programme and that no decision has been taken as to the continuation of the basic income for the arts. The research evaluating the impact of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I have known the Deputy for a long time. I am aware of the sincerity she brings to the issue. This is not the usual banter that goes on in here. I will meet the woman in question with the Deputy at a time to be decided next week, if we can. I will talk to the officials in the Department to see if a signal can be sent that these are exceptional circumstances. The reply provided to me...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Arts Policy (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I know the Deputy has a long-term interest in this area. She has been extremely supportive of the scheme. The basic income for the arts pilot research scheme was the number one recommendation by the arts and culture recovery task force during the Covid-19 pandemic. The task force unanimously agreed that a basic income for artists was the best way to help the to sector recover after the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I can tell that she has a very personal interest in this, and that speaks to the person she is. I thank her for tabling the matter. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for housing. The response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is a cross-departmental and multi-agency issue, with overall policy co-ordinated by the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. Water supply in the greater Dublin area is dependent on large abstractions, as he knows, from the River Liffey and the River Vartry. To address this, Uisce Éireann is progressing long-term projects to secure our water supply for the future, including two major projects for Dublin and the eastern and midlands region. The water supply...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: The Deputy's interest in this matter is very clear. His desire to address issues in his area on behalf of his constituents is commendable and is noted. As I said, our water and wastewater infrastructure requires substantial and sustained investment over a number of investment cycles to bring the systems up to the standard required of a modern service, to provide for population growth and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister is very aware of this and there is a commitment relating to the planning and the initial acquisition of the site that shows clear intent. Notwithstanding the other aspects I identified, once the Government has committed money in the first instance, the natural expectation is that the project will be built. The Deputy has, in a very direct and open way based on his intimate...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (15 May 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I will take this matter on behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for disability, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton. I thank Deputy Ellis for raising this important issue and offering the opportunity to respond. I know of the Deputy's personal interest in the matter. He has been a long-time campaigner on these issues in his time in the House. Organisations such as An Saol...