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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Tax Yield (5 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: Following on the Dáil Éireann debate on 9 July 2013 on the May 2012 Report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, international sectoral experts Wood Mackenzie, were engaged to advise on the appropriateness of Ireland's oil and gas fiscal terms. In undertaking their review Wood Mackenzie sought to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: Following a trial dredge at Lanesborough carried out by Waterways Ireland with assistance from Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), some 2.5 tonnes of material was removed from the trial site and IFI offered to store the material at its site in Roscommon. The issue of disposal of material stored following the trial dredge, and of material from any substantive intervention, would have to be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (4 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that a major fish stock survey (all fish species including brown trout) in the River Barrow catchment (main channel and tributaries) was completed during July and August 2015. IFI are currently processing the data collected and as soon as a report is compiled and finalised in early 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Salmon Hardship Scheme (4 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: The previous salmon hardship scheme, which closed in 2007, related to salmon fishermen. The River Barrow has, in recent years, been closed to the harvest of salmon by either commercial or recreational means. I understand that commercial activity in relation to the species referred to by the Deputy on the River Barrow could only apply to migratory trout over 40cms in length. Therefore such...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (4 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 269 together. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) completed a major fish stock survey (including dace) in the Barrow catchment (main channel and tributaries) during July and August 2015. IFI are currently processing the data collected and as soon as a report is compiled and finalised in early 2016 it will be made available to the Deputy. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: Since first reports of Asian Clam, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has acted proactively erecting public warning signs and installing essential bio-security stations, notwithstanding the fact that neither my Department nor IFI have a statutory remit in the area of invasive species. I am advised by IFI that its early intervention in this issue has primarily concentrated on its core statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Funding (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: The 2016 Estimates provision for inland fisheries, which encompasses Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Loughs Agency, is €27.021 million, an increase of almost €700,000 on the 2015 provision. The establishment of IFI in 2010 has facilitated an improved national perspective in the formulation of inland fisheries policy which is more streamlined, coherent and integrated. It...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Prospecting Licences (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: I assume that the Deputy’s reference to compliance with the Aarhus Convention is made in the context of the public’s right to participate in decision-making in environmental matters, for example projects affecting the environment, or plans and programmes relating to the environment. Granting of a Licensing Option of itself is not a permission to carry out a project that would...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: All vacancies on state boards, including the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) are filled by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) in line with the 2014 Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards. Thewebsite is the primary portal through which vacancies on State Boards are publicised. Any person interested in serving on a state board should register their interest on the website in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Protection Agency Investigations (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: This research programme is a multi-agency transboundary programme of research on the potential impacts on the environment and human health from Unconventional Gas Exploration & Extraction projects/operations. It is co-funded by the EPA, my Department and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. My Department is represented on the Steering Committee which was responsible for the award...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: The figures in the table below relate to full-time, part-time and seasonal employment in the An Clochán Liath area of Co. Donegal from 2005 to 2014. The trends in employment for the area broadly reflect the experience of similar areas on a regional and national level. While the figures show that there was a fall in employment in Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies during the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. ISLAND FREQUENCY TOTAL PASSENGERS* ANNUAL SUBSIDY† TYPE Toraigh Winter helicopter service in conjunction with the HSE 292 €70,000 Passenger Toraigh 12 14,076 €398,546 Dual Toraigh 26 return sailings per annum N/A €37,440 Cargo Árainn Mhór 42-57 58,661 €154,666...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: I bhfreagra a cuireadh ar an gcomhfhreagras den 6 Lúnasa atá luaite ag an Teachta, míníodh gur cúram don Chomhairle Contae an ché seo. É sin ráite, tá mé sásta i gcónaí bualadh le grúpaí ó na hoileáin chun plé a dhéanamh ar nithe éagsúla atá ag déanamh imní dóibh.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: Tá an t-eolas atá iarrtha ag an Teachta tugtha i bhfoirm tábla thíos. Áirítear anseo líon na bhfoghlaimeoirí a bhí ar iostas le teaghlaigh Ghaeltachta agus i mbrúnna sa Ghaeltacht agus i dtrí cinn de choláistí cónaithe seanbhunaithe taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht. Áirítear anseo fosta na hábhair oidí agus...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Air Services Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fishing Industry Development (22 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: I am advised that the fishery referred to by the Deputy is in private ownership and development proposals are primarily a matter for the fishery owner. The owner had contacted Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) for advice as regards proposed works and IFI is prepared to assist, from a fishery perspective, in advising the owner of particular non in-stream works that will enhance the rivers...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: I have been informed by Údarás na Gaeltachta that they have assisted with the preparation of development plans and the securing of planning permission for the project referred to by the Deputy. While Údarás na Gaeltachta fully recognise the importance of the project in support of its overall development plan for the area, I understand that Údarás are not in a...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: What about a text?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Go raibh maith agat.