Results 12,121-12,140 of 13,214 for speaker:Pat Gallagher
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (26 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: Garnish pier is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. Cork County Council submitted a proposal to the Department in 2003 for works to Garnish pier at an estimated cost of â¬750,000. This year, under the small harbours programme, I allocated funding of â¬45,000 to Cork County Council towards pier...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 55A â inserted by section 22(1) of the Fisheries Act 1999 â of the Fisheries Act 1980, I included 34 organisations in the National Salmon Commission (Prescribed Bodies and Organisation) Order 2005, SI 626 of 2005, which I signed on 28 September 2005. The Trout Anglers Federation of Ireland is one of these organisations. The Fisheries...
- Written Answers — Emergency Response Plan: Emergency Response Plan (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 to 337, inclusive, together. Dublin Port Company is subject to the fire safety and protection regulations and legislation which are enforced by Dublin Corporation fire authority. These regulations do not fall under my area of responsibility and the issue of fire safety is not dealt with under the Harbour Acts. The company's emergency response plan is an...
- Written Answers — Harbour Police Powers: Harbour Police Powers (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338 and 339 together. I refer the Deputy to my answers to Questions Nos. 101 and 102 by Deputy Bruton on 13 October 2005 which refer to the same matters.
- Written Answers — Harbour Police Powers: Harbour Police Powers (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I assume the Deputy refers to the harbour police of Dublin Port. Industrial relations issues relating to this group are a matter for Dublin Port Company in the first instance and I have no role in this regard. Nor do I have a function in regard to the Labour Court or its operations.
- Written Answers — Harbour Police Powers: Harbour Police Powers (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I have not received any request from SIPTU to meet me on the matter referred to in the Deputy's question. Industrial relations in Dublin Port Company are a matter for the company and its employees' unions, and it would not be appropriate for me to intervene.
- Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 and 345 together. I received the report of the first stage of the high-level review of the inland fisheries sector from the consultants concerned earlier this year and have considered its findings. It is my intention to bring this report to Government in the near future and to have it published as soon as possible thereafter. Until such time as the report...
- Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board has 11 staff operating at its facility atTudenham in Mullingar, including an inspector, assistant inspector, two fishery officers, two foremen, four general operatives and a part-time administrative assistant. Remuneration in respect of the grades outlined is set out in the following table. Grade Salary Scale Inspector â¬27,853-â¬48,681 + (unsocial...
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I pay tribute to the sub-committee on salmon drift netting, draft netting and angling, under the chairmanship of Deputy O'Flynn and represented by Senator Kenneally and others, for its report on salmon drift netting. I only wish it were a matter of simply finding the funding for compensatory measures to resolve this problem. If it was as simple as that, we would be living in utopia. However,...
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: The Senator should get his facts right.
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: This is not the Senator Norris I know. That makes no sense whatsoever. I ask him to repeat his comments.
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: How many did the seals consume?
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: The Senator does not know.
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: From where is the Senator getting that information?
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: How many did the Spanish catch?
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: It will be mañana.
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (20 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: An official of the Department met representatives of the fishermen concerned, South Tipperary County Council and the Southern Regional Fisheries Board, to discuss the issues raised by the fishermen. I subsequently also held a meeting with the fishermen. The fishermen expressed the view to me that the location of the outfall diffusers and associated navigation buoy would cause disruption to...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (19 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: The Deputy will be aware that 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 bring this report to Government in the very near future and to have it published as soon as possible thereafter. Until such time as the report is presented to...
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: It was not just for scallop fishermen.
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: They were modern vessels.