Results 401-420 of 2,233 for aquaculture

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (13 Jan 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Office and my own Department. This engagement is ongoing and my Department is also continuing to consult with other relevant Departments on specific issues and concerns in relation to licensing of aquaculture in Lough Foyle. The issues involved in these discussions are complex and involve a range of different actors, including the Crown Estates on the British side, but I am satisfied...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...available low-cost loans to seafood businesses for working capital and other purposes. My Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme continues to offer financial supports to fishermen, aquaculture enterprises, seafood processors and coastal communities for a broad range of measures, including capital investment, professional advice, innovation, marketing, training and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for aquaculture licences on hand at present; the number of these applied for in each of the past ten years; the average time for processing licence applications at present; the steps he will take to ensure all applications are dealt with expeditiously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1180/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 637. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average waiting time for decisions on aquaculture licensing appeals to the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board; if he plans to provide additional staff to the board; his plans to amend legislation or take other steps to assist the board reducing the time delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44351/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (17 Dec 2020)

Matt Carthy: ...for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the involvement his Department has had in the development of the national marine planning framework; the consideration given to the inclusion of fisheries and aquaculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44532/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies Data (9 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: ...11 nominees from relevant groups including regulatory bodies; the National Milk Agency includes eight nominees from consumer, producer and retailer groups (with the chair appointed by the Minister); the Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board includes six nominees from relevant areas such as engineering, business, producers and environment concerns (with the chair appointed by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and discuss Ireland's views with the European Commission and other Member States. My Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme continues to offer financial supports to fishermen, aquaculture enterprises, seafood processors and coastal communities for a broad range of measures, including capital investment, professional advice, innovation, marketing, training and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agri-food Industry: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

...processing Irish cheese in the UK but it has diverted it back to Deputy Collins's county. That cheese is being processed in Cork as we speak. I do not represent fishermen but I do represent the aquaculture sector. It is another sector in respect of which there are many issues. We will not get into that this evening. The fishery sector has been sacrificed for many years. What is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Regulation (3 Dec 2020)

Noel Grealish: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is correct in stating that the 1.65 million wild wrasse recorded as taken from Irish waters to eat the lice on Ireland’s salmon farms between May 2015 and November 2019 are culled after use, that this culling is supervised, the moralities transported and rendered and so recorded as the producer (details...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...fleet to benefit from the next seven-year programme. I know the inshore fishing organisations have corresponded with the Minister recently. There has been a bit of a resource there for the aquaculture sector. The tie-up scheme was completely under-utilised. It was too late in the day. They have experienced a huge financial hit from Covid. What financial resources can the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020) See 6 other results from this debate

Eoin Ó Broin: ...it fully and get it right. It is important to emphasise that this is not just about wind but about how we treat our entire marine area. Therefore, it is not just about windfarms but also about aquaculture, fisheries, biodiversity - all those activities. It is probably unfortunate - and it is no criticism of anyone here - that we are dealing with the planning Bill before we have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (19 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and other purposes. My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme 2014-2020 is the principal source of public funding for the sustainable development of our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors.  The Programme is delivered through a range of support schemes providing supports for capital investment, innovation, advisory...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fishing Industry (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: ...stock, which means more detailed data are required to form a full understanding of the nature of the stock. The central objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable long term through the conservation and sustainable exploration of marine biological resources and the management of fisheries and fleets...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: ...purposes. My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme 2014-2020 is the principal source of public funding for the sustainable development of our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors. The Programme is delivered through a range of support schemes providing supports for capital investment, innovation, advisory services, marketing,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: ...disperse a Scheme budget of €12 million. The EMFF Programme specifies the overarching strategy for the Scheme and states that it will be focussed on promoting innovative approaches in fisheries and aquaculture areas to create growth and jobs in those areas, in particular by adding value to fishery and aquaculture products and diversifying the local economy towards new economic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Article 14 of Regulation 1379/2013 on the Common Organisation of the Market for Fishery and Aquaculture Products (CMO) specifies EU regulatory requirements for recognition of fisheries and aquaculture producer organisations. My Department as competent authority for the CMO in Ireland has a process in place which allows for groups of fisheries or aquauclture producers to apply for recognition...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (10 Nov 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 809. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an extension to deadline for submission of observations for aquaculture licenses in Valentia Harbour and Portmagee Channel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34805/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Article 14 of Regulation 1379/2013 on the Common Organisation of the Market for Fishery and Aquaculture Products (CMO) specifies EU regulatory requirements for recognition of fisheries and aquaculture producer organisations. The Department as competent authority for the CMO in Ireland has a process in place which allows for groups of fisheries or aquauclture producers to apply for...

Seanad: Biodiversity: Motion (5 Nov 2020)

Róisín Garvey: ...likely substantially higher; - alongside the intrinsic value of an intact marine environment, it has been estimated that recreational services provided by Irish marine ecosystems are worth €1.6 billion in value to the economy, that fisheries and aquaculture are worth €664 million, carbon absorption services €819 million, waste assimilation services €317...

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

Pa Daly: ...their family for years cannot open, despite the lack of evidence that Covid-19 is transmitted in such premises. The people of Valentia Harbour, who are supposed to be putting in any objections they might have to aquaculture licences, cannot travel outside their 5 km zone to view the proposals, which are located in Portmagee and Cahersiveen Garda stations. People's patience is running out...