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- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: The Senator may have my time.
- Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I appreciate the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's policy on the national wild salmon resource and to comment on the findings of the report on salmon drift netting, draft netting and angling published by the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources on Tuesday, 11 October. This is an important forum which allows us to have a fully informed debate on...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: In 2004 the total value of landings by the Irish fleet was just over â¬186 million. The breakdown of this amount between the demersal, pelagic, deep-sea and shellfish segments is shown in the following table. Value ⬠of landings in 2004 Demersal 47.3 million Pelagic 56.1 million Deep Sea 2.7 million Shellfish 80.1 million
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 402 and 403 together. The fishing industry accounts for approximately 11,000 direct jobs and an additional 14,000 jobs indirectly, through industries and services dependent on the fishing sector.
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: The Government is supporting the development of the seafood industry through a number of programmes under the aegis of the national development plan. This development support is supplemented by measures such as the recent Government decision to introduce a fleet decommissioning scheme over the next two years at a cost of â¬45 million to enhance the overall economic viability of the whitefish...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 406 together. In 2004, the percentage of fish imports, excluding fishmeal and oil, consumed by the home market amounted to 92% in terms of volume and 98% in terms of value. The remainder consists of fish imported for processing and export. The percentage of the Irish fish catch that is sold on export markets is estimated at approximately 80%.
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407, 408 and 412 together. A scheme to decommission fishing vessels was launched on 4 October. This scheme has been introduced to remove excess capacity in our whitefish and shellfish fleets, in the face of decreasing fishing opportunities brought about by cuts in fish quotas. As there can be no expectation of increased catches in the short term, this scheme...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I am arranging for the compilation of statistics on the landings of the Irish fishing fleet over the past 15 years in terms of weight and value. I will forward these directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: Ireland's fishing industry is an important and valuable source of economic activity to the country and in particular to the coastal communities in which it is based. In 2004 it is estimated that the final value of seafood sales amounted to â¬686 million with â¬305 million of this being seafood sales nationally and â¬381 million being exports.
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 411 and 413 together. In the period 2000 to date public funding has been provided to the fishing industry under the following EU Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance, FIFG, co-financed programmes: fisheries supporting measure, innovation and sustainability, of the productive sector operational programme of the National Development Plan 2000-2006;...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: Employment statistics for fisheries are not normally compiled on this basis. However, an analysis of the 1996 census data carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute on behalf of the national strategy review group on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy covering the ports of Greencastle, Killybegs, Rossaveal, Castletownbere and Dunmore East, found that the percentage of...
- Written Answers — Marine Accidents: Marine Accidents (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: There is no definitive list held in the Department of all commercial fishing vessels lost at sea. Furthermore, not all vessels lost at sea are reported as being lost. In the period from January 1995 to December 2004 there have been 23 vessels that were the subject of a marine investigation or inquiry following the sinking or loss of that vessel at sea. These vessels were described as fishing...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: There are some 40 to 50 fish species targeted by commercial fishermen in waters around the Irish coast. The volume and value of these species landed varies from species to species and from year to year. In 2004 the total value of landings by the Irish fleet was just over â¬186 million with mackerel â¬27 million, prawns â¬13.6 million, lobster â¬10.7 million and megrim â¬8.4 million,...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: It is presumed that the Deputy's reference to "valuable marine life" concerns the exploitation of fishery resources. The management of fishery resources in an EU context is governed by the Common Fisheries Policy. This policy sets out a number of strategies for the protection of fishery resources, including a strengthened control and enforcement system, recovery plans for stocks outside safe...
- Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: A high level of co-operation already exists between Ireland and other EU member states in the marine area, in particular in relation to marine emergency preparedness and response, maritime safety, ship and port security, and fisheries policy. The Department has taken a leading co-ordination role for the EU representative group on the proposed Green Paper on European maritime policy. The first...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: Since taking up my appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for the marine, I have reaffirmed the Government's acceptance of the scientific advice that reductions in the overall fishing effort are required to sustain and rebuild salmon stocks nationwide. For this reason, current Government policy has been designed to bring spawning escapement up to the level of the scientifically...
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: Balbriggan and Skerries harbours were transferred to the control of Fingal County Council in 2004 under the Harbours Act 1996. Government policy in relation to ports, including the 11 regional harbours, is set out in the ports policy statement published in January this year by the Department. The policy statement notes that many regional harbours have neither the resources nor the capability...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: Under the Fisheries Acts, primary responsibility for the management and development of the inland fisheries sector rests with the local fisheries board, in this case the South Western Regional Fisheries Board. There is, however, neither funding nor a grant scheme available through which either the Department or the fisheries board could consider providing assistance towards the purchase of...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: Under the Fisheries Acts, responsibility for enforcement of inland fisheries legislation rests primarily with the central and regional fisheries boards. As the queries raised by the Deputy are an operational matter for the Southern Regional Fisheries Board, I have asked the chief executive officer of that board to ensure that the information sought by the Deputy is collated and forwarded...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (18 Oct 2005)
Pat Gallagher: The central and regional fisheries boards devote considerable effort and resources, in collaboration with Tourism Ireland, to the promotion of angling abroad. I understand, however, that the overall decline in angling tourism is not unique to Ireland but reflects a trend widespread in Europe. The report of the tourism policy review group to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism in...