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Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The issue of an emergency towing vessel has been raised a number of times in the House through debates and parliamentary questions. The feasibility of deploying an emergency towing vessel in Irish waters is under consideration in the Department, taking into account the significant costs involved and the cost-benefits associated with such a facility. Some will say we have taken some time to...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee. (1 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (31 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Rathlacken Pier is owned by Mayo County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. A report entitled An Assessment of Piers, Harbours and Landing Places in County Mayo was published last year by Mayo County Council. The Department provided funding towards the cost of this report. Rathlacken Pier is identified as category 3,...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (31 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: My Department recently received a request for funding from Louth County Council regarding the matter raised by the Deputy. However, my Department has no function regarding road-funding of any type. The provision of non-national roads in County Louth is a matter for Louth County Council, to be funded from its own resources and supplemented by grants provided by the Department of the...

Written Answers — Marine Accidents: Marine Accidents (31 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A total of 68 applications was received and considered by the Department under the lost at sea scheme. The names of the vessels that were the subject of these applications are given in the table following. It is not considered appropriate to publish the names and addresses of the applicants, on the basis that this information is personal. The names of the six vessels in respect of which...

Written Answers — Marine Accidents: Marine Accidents (31 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Department does not have the statistics on Irish fishing vessels lost at sea readily available in the format requested by the Deputy. The Deputy requires this information dating back to 1980. The Department is compiling the available information and will forward it directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (31 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: In May 2003, the high level review of the State commercial ports operating under the Harbours Acts, 1996 to 2000, was published. This was the first review undertaken since enactment of the Harbours Act, 1996. This legislation removed Ireland's key ports from direct departmental control and gave them the commercial freedom to operate as modern customer-service oriented service industries. The...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (31 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing and registration were transferred from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to the licensing authority for sea-fishing boats, which operates on an independent basis, subject to criteria set out in that Act. All applications for...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (31 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The two cases to which the correspondence to which the Deputy referred are entirely different in nature, the consideration of which involved totally different criteria and circumstances in the context of sea-fishing boat licensing. The individual to whom the Deputy specifically refers applied for a licence in respect of a vessel under a special whitefish scheme in 1991. All applications...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (31 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Mr. Joe Burke was appointed as chairperson of Dublin Port Company, with effect from 25 April 2002 by the former Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Frank Fahey. The process for appointing the chairperson is set out in the memorandum and articles of association of the company. Section 65 of the memorandum and articles of association states: The Minister may from amongst the...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (31 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 221 and 222 on 24 May 2005, in which I stated that, on 18 May the Department received a letter from Dublin Port Company requesting ministerial approval for its proposal to enter into an arrangement with a consortium, as detailed in draft heads of terms attached to the letter. The company states that the proposal provides that, in the event that...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (26 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Portronan pier is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. In 1999 and 2000, the Department provided funding of €133,212.03 to Donegal County Council for repairs to Portronan pier. The repairs included the replacement of existing steps at the head of the pier and the works were carried out by...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (26 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: While examining a foreshore lease application for occupation of an area of foreshore at Ballyboe, Rathmullan, County Donegal, for the purpose of constructing a car park, a wastewater treatment system and a seawall with rock armour, the Department's engineering division expressed some concerns about the effluent treatment aspect of the proposal and requested additional information on this...

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

Pat Gallagher: The need for high standards of environmental protection is a central consideration for the Department when addressing any application for authorisation under the Foreshore Acts for proposed development. Matters relating to the designation of areas pursuant to the EU birds directive are the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (26 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: No foreshore licences have issued recently for developments in the Waterville area. However, an application from Kerry County Council for an outfall pipe to facilitate a proposed sewerage scheme for the town is under consideration within the Department. All reports of unauthorised development are investigated by the Department and appropriate action, including legal proceedings where...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (26 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I pin my colours to the mast to state that maritime safety will remain at the top of my political agenda and that of the Government. I signal my commitment to greater safety awareness by all vessel operators and other users and greater and more widespread public enjoyment of the Irish waters which are nature's gift. In piloting the Bill...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The review of aquaculture operations in Ardgroom Harbour is continuing and the Department proposes, as part of this process, to meet operators from the harbour in the next few weeks. The objective of this meeting will be to finalise arrangements aimed at ensuring that aquaculture in this area is conducted in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements and best practice. The person who...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Unfortunately, owing to budgetary constraints, no funding is available within the Department under the seaports measure of the National Development Plan 2000-2006 to progress the development of the harbour. The very limited resources at my disposal are to be concentrated on urgent safety works to protect the public and the fabric of the regional harbours. An official from the engineering...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Details of total expenditure and the funding provided by the Department for the development, upgrade or improvement of piers in counties Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Clare and Kerry are as follows: Fishery Harbour Expenditure 2002. Location Project Total Expenditure 2002 DCMNR 2002 â'¬ â'¬ Donegal Killybegs FHC Harbour Development 14,796,488.73...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Since 1996, the Department has introduced and maintained a range of conservation measures which have seen considerable advancements made in salmon policy and in particular the management of the commercial salmon fishery. As part of these measures, the drift net season is confined to a two-month period in June and July on a four-day week basis. Fishing is only allowed during daylight hours and...