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Written Answers — Salmon Hardship Scheme: Salmon Hardship Scheme (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: The Salmon Hardship Scheme, which was published earlier this year, is intended to provide a measure of relief to each individual fisherman in line with the level of hardship likely to be experienced based on the recent catch history of commercial fishing licence holders. Payments under the hardship scheme are available to all those who held a commercial salmon fishing licence in 2006. The...

Written Answers — Coastal Zone Management: Coastal Zone Management (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: The Department's Statement of Strategy 2005-2007 indicates that procedures will be developed for enhanced coordination and cooperation between public bodies on management of the coastal zone. This is in response to the increasing demands and pressures on coastal areas and their resources, and the fact that a wide range of public bodies and agencies have roles to play in managing and...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: No application under the Foreshore Acts has been received by the Department for the proposed works in relation to Sligo North West Airport Co. Ltd. Both the company and the Planning Department of Sligo County Council have been advised of the Department's requirements in relation to such an application. The Department has been consulted by the Planning Section of Sligo County Council in...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: Following the publication of the report of the Seafood Strategy Review Group, Steering a New Course, a strategy for a restructured, sustainable and profitable Irish Seafood Industry 2007-13, I established the Seafood Strategy Implementation Group (SSIG) to oversee that the strategy recommendations are implemented in a coordinated and cohesive manner. Chaired by Dr. Noel Cawley, and consisting...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: I assume the Deputy is referring to fishing vessels licensed under the scheme for the licensing and registration of unlicensed and unregistered pot-fishing boats in the Irish inshore fleet, which was announced in 2003. Among the conditions of the scheme which was drawn up with the approval of the EU Commission, were that licences granted under this scheme will allow the licensees to fish only...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: Under the Fisheries Acts, primary responsibility for the management, conservation, protection and development of inland fisheries stocks rests with the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards. A considerable proportion of fisheries boards' resources and the time of personnel is devoted to protection of fish stocks. Recently I introduced, on the advice of the fisheries boards, the Conservation...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: Officials of the Department are in discussion with the relevant officials in the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs about arrangements for the management of the community support scheme. Details are being finalised at present with a view to the publication of details of that scheme in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: The status of salmon stocks in Ireland and elsewhere is well documented and it is evident that these have declined in the years since an historic high in the mid-seventies. Reflecting these trends, conservation measures have been introduced progressively over the past decade. However, the 2006 report of the Standing Scientific Committee confirms that despite recent reduced exploitation, many...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: Following a lengthy public consultation process in 2004 on development options for Dunmore East Harbour, a planning application for a harbour development, together with an environmental impact statement, were prepared and submitted to Waterford County Council. Planning permission for the development of the Fishery Harbour Centre was received in late 2005. The cost of providing the new...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: There are two aspects to this matter which need to be considered separately. The first is the urgent need to enable the RNLI to launch their boat on a 24 hour basis. As a matter of public safety this has always been and continues to be given the highest priority by the Department. For this reason the Department issued a permit to Donegal County Council last December for the specific purpose...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: The premises referred to has been occupied since 1995 by the current occupant under a caretaker's agreement. It was envisaged that ultimately a lease would be put in place for this premises but this has been delayed by problems reaching agreement on rent. The Department sought an updated valuation in 2000 in view of the length of time that had elapsed since the premises were first occupied...

Written Answers — Coastal Zone Management: Coastal Zone Management (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 559, 560 and 561 together. The Department's Statement of Strategy 2005-2007 indicates that procedures will be developed for enhanced coordination and cooperation between public bodies on management of the coastal zone. This is in response to the increasing demands and pressures on coastal areas and their resources, and the fact that a wide range of public...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: A lease application under the Foreshore Act, 1933, has been received for a windfarm in Dundalk Bay. The Department's specialist advisors have recently satisfied themselves that the application and Environmental Impact Statement are sufficiently detailed to allow the application to proceed to the public consultation phase of the process. The details of the public consultation, to commence in...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (24 Apr 2007)

John Browne: The Salmon Hardship Scheme is designed to provide some measure of relief to salmon fishermen arising from the loss of the income that they enjoyed in the recent past. I understand that neither of the individuals concerned is in that category and they are, therefore, not eligible for inclusion. There is an independent appeals mechanism under the scheme and it is a matter for the individuals...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (5 Apr 2007)

John Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277, 288, 289, 290 and 291 together. The Department is aware of the matters raised by the Deputy in the questions referred to. The Department's Engineering Division has been requested to provide a full technical report on the matters in question as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (5 Apr 2007)

John Browne: Details of amounts spent for each of the years from 2002 to 2006 for coastal protection in each Local Authority area under the Department's Coastal Protection Programme is set out in the following table. Table A: Amount spent on Coastal Protection in the past five years for each Local Authority area Local Authority Sum spent on Coastal Protection projects 2002-2006 inclusive € Sligo...

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (5 Apr 2007)

John Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282 and 297 together. The Department's Statement of Strategy 2005-2007 indicates that procedures will be developed for enhanced coordination and cooperation between public bodies on management of the coastal zone. This is in response to the increasing demands and pressures on coastal areas and their resources, and the fact that a wide range of public bodies...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (5 Apr 2007)

John Browne: An application from Dublin Port Company for approval under the Foreshore Acts for the proposed reclamation of an area of some 21 hectares of foreshore was made to the Department in March 2002. Since then, Departmental officials have held periodic discussions with Dublin Port Company's management regarding issues arising from the application. This is a normal feature of most major foreshore...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (5 Apr 2007)

John Browne: The primary responsibility of the Regional Fisheries Boards is the conservation, protection, management and development of the inland fisheries resource. I am advised by the Eastern Regional Board that they do not have a monitoring role in respect of waste water treatment plants other than sampling on occasions where a serious discharge incident is reported, with a view to prosecution. No...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (5 Apr 2007)

John Browne: A variety of instruments apply to the management of the wild salmon fishery. In the case of the commercial fishery, there are two key instruments, the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (No. 2) Regulations 2006 — S.I. No. 672 of 2006 and the Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2007 — S.I. No 129 of 2007. The former contains provisions for the regulation of salmon river quotas and...