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Written Answers — Marina Development: Marina Development (5 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I understand that Donegal County Council has adopted a marine and water-based leisure and tourism initiative and that a strategic review was undertaken for the council to advise on development opportunities in relation to the number and scale of marinas required to support this initiative. The availability of any local authority funding for marina opportunities would be a matter for Donegal...

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I thank the Deputy for providing me with the opportunity to allay any fears among the public caused by inaccurate reports about a particular parasite affecting salmon stocks. I am advised by the Marine Institute that in early September anglers had noticed that some salmon caught on the River Blackwater were infected with a parasite. Samples were analysed and the parasite was identified as...

Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (4 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 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 Government, I am not in a...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The grant of a foreshore licence to Clare County Council for an effluent outfall pipe in connection with the proposed sewerage scheme for the towns of Quilty, Mullagh, Feakle and Scariff was approved on 8 September. Clare County Council has been furnished with a draft licence and the Department is awaiting the council's agreement to it. Foreshore applications have not been received by the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Doolin Pier is owned by Clare County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development is a matter for the local authority in the first instance. The funding available to the Department under the port infrastructure improvement programme of the National Development Plan 2000-2006 is directed at projects that improve infrastructure and facilities at key strategic fishery harbours...

Written Answers — Research Vessels: Research Vessels (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the Marine Institute that both the Celtic Explorer and Celtic Voyager had a busy year in 2004. The Celtic Voyager had 184 scheduled days with 24 days downtime due to weather. The Celtic Explorer had 263 scheduled days with 8.5 days downtime due to weather. These figures do not include mobilisation and demobilisation days, open days, re-fits, maintenance or passage in the case...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Dublin Port Company and the Irish Ports Association have expressed a view to the Department that the application of the provisions of the Landlord and Tenants Acts to the port companies operating under the Harbours Acts 1996 and 2000 is not appropriate to the management of the port estates. The Maritime Safety Act 2005 added the port companies referred to above to the list of State bodies to...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (29 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Data on the recorded catch by commercial salmon fishermen will not be formally available until mid October when full analysis of exploitation during the 2005 season has been completed by the central and regional fisheries boards. The Government has accepted the scientific advice that continues to maintain that reductions in the overall fishing effort are required in order to sustain and...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (29 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Complaints have been received regarding the development in question and have been investigated by the Department's engineering division. The Department will be communicating with the developer shortly on a number of issues arising from this investigation.

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 546 and 550 together. The Department's coast protection programme seeks to address the most urgent instances of erosion on the Irish coastline. Coastal erosion affects all coastal counties and is particularly prevalent on the softer coastline in the east and south-east of the country. Allocation of funding for coast protection projects is currently made on the...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 547 and 551 together. Responsibility for coast protection rests with the property owner whether it be a local authority or a private individual. During the period 2000-2004 the Department provided funding of €1,546,143.35 to Waterford County Council towards coastal protection works at Tramore, Cunnigar, Ballyvoile and Helvick. Exchequer funding of €2.88...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 552 together. Responsibility for coast protection rests with the property owner whether it be a local authority or a private individual. In July 2002 the Department requested all coastal local authorities to submit proposals, in order of priority, for consideration in the context of the 2003-2006 national coast protection programmes. Waterford County...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Responsibility for coast protection rests with the local authorities in the first instance. Under the coast protection programme the Department provides grant aid to local authorities to carry out coast protection works. The Department provided 75% and the grant aid is made available on condition that the local authority contributes 25% to the project. There is no proposal to increase this...

Written Answers — Salmon Management: Salmon Management (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 553, 554 and 555 together. The Government has consistently ruled out buy-out as an effective means of achieving the restoration of salmon stocks and has instead, since 2002, promoted the application of quotas on commercial fishing and bag limits on angling to achieve catch reductions as the best instrument available to achieve this objective. Moreover, no...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: An application has been received from the Ballylongford shellfish producers' group for an aquaculture licence in respect of the cultivation of oysters at the location in question and is being examined by the Department.

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A national monitoring and control programme for sea lice at marine fin-fish farms is operated on behalf of this Department by the Marine Institute, in accordance with the protocol for sea lice monitoring and control that was published by this Department in 2000. The programme involves the carrying out of 14 inspections a year at each site containing fish. One inspection is carried out in the...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Fishing effort levels established under Council Regulations 1954 of 2003 and 1415 of 2004 are subject to detailed reporting requirements by all member states concerned. These maximum effort levels are legislatively enforced at EU level and any breach of those limits is subject to possible infringement proceedings by the European Commission. The European Commission is therefore in an effective...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 559, 560, 561 and 562 together. Dublin Port Company applied in March 2002 for approval, under section 10 of the Foreshore Act 1933, for the proposed reclamation of an area of some 21 hectares in Dublin Bay. The port company made the application under section 10 on the basis that it owns the foreshore in question. Issues arose concerning the company's title to...

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As the Deputy will be aware, this study was commissioned in March 2002, in regard to the feasibility of a ferry service linking Achill Island with the Erris Peninsula. Tourism and Transport Consult International were appointed to undertake the study following a public tender competition. It is my intention to publish the study shortly.

Health and Safety Regulations. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Deputy Ring will be aware that the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, dealt with this matter yesterday at the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. It was dealt with by the Taoiseach on Leaders' Questions today when the Deputy's constituency colleague and party leader raised the issue. On behalf of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy...