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Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (8 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Arrangements for the management of the mackerel quota have been in place for many years. These arrangements set individual catch limits for the 23 vessels in the dedicated pelagic segment of the Irish fleet, which is primarily based in the north west, Killybegs. The vessels outside of the pelagic segment have traditionally caught comparatively small amounts of the stock, normally less than...

Written Answers — Passenger Ship Inspections: Passenger Ship Inspections (8 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Over the past 12 months surveyors from the Department carried out a total of 15 inspections on the four passenger ships operated by Irish Ferries while they were either docked in Irish ports or on board a round trip between Irish and UK ports. In addition to this the surveyors carried out a total of four inspections during the same period on each of the four vessels while in dry dock in...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (3 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Responsibility for coastal protection rests with the property owner whether it be a local authority or a private individual. The Department has received various reviews, reports and studies from Meath County Council with regard to coast protection works in County Meath. These are being reviewed in conjunction with the coastal protection strategy study which was initiated by the Department in...

Industrial Relations. (2 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Time is not on the side of An Post and its workers. I will outline the lengthy background to current industrial relations at An Post and impress upon the Deputies that the current circumstances have not arisen overnight. An Post has been through one of the most intensive industrial relations processes imaginable. The process started when, following the disclosure of serious losses for 2003,...

Criminal Prosecutions. (2 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I thank Deputy McManus for raising this important issue and apologise for the absence of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I express my deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the late Georgina Eager on her tragic and untimely death. The facts that I have to outline, in answer to the assertions made by Deputy McManus, concerning the assistance provided by a number of...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (2 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I have recently received a report from the South Western Regional Fisheries Board on the final year of a three-year experiment carried out since 2003 to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of alternative methods of draft net fishing, in particular the use of monofilament netting, for wild salmon in Cork Harbour. In forwarding this report to me the chief executive officer advised that the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (2 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Parkmore Pier, Kinvara, is owned by Galway County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development is a matter for the owner in the first instance. The county council forwarded proposals in December 2001 and again in 2003 to the Department for Exchequer funding under the national fishery harbour development programme for improvement works to the pier, estimated to cost...

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (2 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Funding was made available to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for the commissioning of consultancy studies of coastal erosion on the stretch of coast at Killiney, County Dublin, in the years 1995 to 1996 amounting to a total of €219,030. Arising from these studies, coast protection works were funded in the years 1999 to 2004 amounting to a total of €321,763. In the current year an...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (2 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: There are no proposals to make any changes to the licensing regime covering mussel dredging vessels in so far as it relates to the mussel seed resource.

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (2 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The licensing and registration of the vessel referred to was facilitated by a decision of the European Commission in January 2002 to grant additional capacity of 14,055 gross tonnes and 14,400 kilowatts in respect of the Irish pelagic fleet segment to take account of fishing opportunities in Mauritanian and other west African waters. The European Commission's decision followed negotiations...

Industrial Relations. (2 Nov 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I apologise to Deputies Broughan, Cowley and Durkan and other Members present on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, who is unable to come before the House. I thank the Deputies for raising these important issues and giving me an opportunity to respond on behalf of the Minister. The Government recognises the invaluable contribution...

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (27 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Responsibility for coast protection rests with the property owner whether it is a local authority or a private individual. Phases 1 and 2 coast protection works were carried out at Annagassan by Louth County Council in the period 1996 to 2001. Funding of €469,326 was provided by the Department towards the cost of these works. The section of the coastline directly behind the house of the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (27 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Government policy on the regional harbours as recently published in the ports policy statement is that the continued operation of the regional harbours under the outdated provisions of the Harbours Act 1946 is unsustainable on the grounds of good governance. The policy statement states that the regional harbours would best achieve their potential through their transfer to local authority...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (27 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Sligo harbour commissioners are very active in the number of property transfers they have proposed. I am unable to answer the Deputy's question as I do not have enough detail on what sale of property to which the Deputy refers. My officials have attempted to contact the Deputy to clarify this matter. If the Deputy wishes to resubmit the question in more detail I will be happy to answer it.

Postal Services. (26 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I apologise to Deputy Eamon Ryan and the Members present on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, who is unable to be here. I will respond on his behalf to this matter and I thank the Deputy for raising it. The Minister and the Government are fully committed to An Post remaining a strong player in the Irish postal market and recognise the invaluable contribution made by An Post and its...

Written Answers — Land Reclamation: Land Reclamation (26 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Consideration of the proposal by Dublin Port Company to reclaim an area in Dublin Bay is ongoing, and will involve a full examination of the possible effects on the environment of the development. An environmental impact statement and other information concerning the application would be made available during a public consultation process, giving an opportunity for interested persons or...

Written Answers — Harbour Authorities: Harbour Authorities (26 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Government policy in relation to the regional harbours as recently published in the ports policy statement is that the continued operation of the regional harbours under the outdated provisions of the Harbours Act 1946 is unsustainable on the grounds of good governance. The policy statement states that the regional harbours would best achieve their potential through their transfer to local...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (26 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Responsibility for coast protection rests with the property owner whether it be a local authority or a private individual. This year under the Department's coastal protection programme, I allocated funding of €187,500 towards village protection works at Gyleen costing a total of €250,000. Cork County Council has agreed to contribute 25% of the cost of the project. I understand from Cork...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (26 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: In 2002 the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources initiated a national coastal protection strategy study to review coastal protection generally, examine policy options and set out a basis for effective decision making in regard to resource allocation. This study is currently in progress. Attention is at present being focused on detailed studies in a pilot area of coast...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (26 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I received the report of the first stage of the high level review of the inland fisheries sector in Ireland from the consultants earlier this year and have considered its findings. It is my intention to publish this report shortly, at which time I will be in a position to comment in detail on its recommendations and implementation.