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

Pat Gallagher: The overriding objective of the Government is to preserve the salmon resource in its own right and for the coastal and rural communities that it helps to support. The economic goals for a sustainable commercial salmon fishery, based on quality and value rather than volume and the development of salmon angling as an important tourism product, are both fully compatible with the Government's...

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

Pat Gallagher: As previously confirmed to the House, I have recently received the report of the first stage of the high level review of the inland fisheries sector in Ireland from the consultants and I am considering 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 is presented to...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: While water quality is primarily a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, my interest is centred on the impact that this might have on inland fisheries stocks. The Central Fisheries Board and the regional fisheries boards are responsible for the conservation, protection, management and development of inland fisheries. The fisheries boards have not drawn my...

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

Pat Gallagher: I am advised that the lead role in co-ordinating and introducing measures to deal with the threat posed by this particular species is being taken by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. As part of this approach, I understand that at the request of this Department, the Marine Institute has been carrying out a monitoring survey on the distribution of zebra mussels...

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

Pat Gallagher: I am aware, through the Western Regional Fisheries Board, that coniferous forests are widespread in the western fisheries region, some of which straddle the upland section of salmonid fisheries. I am also aware of the concerns held by local stakeholders about the impact of forestation on fisheries. The Western Regional Fisheries Board seeks to minimise the impact of forestry on inland...

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

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the Western Regional Fisheries Board of its ongoing concerns about Lough Carra. This lake is a proposed special area of conservation because of the natural plant communities it contains. Lough Carra is currently the subject of a detailed EU funded scientific study. I am informed that in recent years the poor mayfly hatch coupled with the occurrence of shoreline filamentous...

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

Pat Gallagher: Portsalon Pier is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. In July 2004 Donegal County Council submitted a proposal to the Department for the complete reconstruction of the dogleg section of the pier at an estimated cost of €550,000, which includes construction, consultancy and administrative...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 222 together. On 22 March 2005, the Department received a press query by electronic mail regarding the use of land in the ownership of Dublin Port Company in connection with a proposal for the national conference centre. On 23 March, the Department requested Dublin Port Company to provide it with relevant information in regard to the proposal. On 1...

Written Answers — Illegal Dumping: Illegal Dumping (24 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A foreshore lease was granted to the company in question in February 2002 in connection with proposed quay wall renovation works and associated berth dredging works. The area covered by this foreshore lease included an area in which the company had deposited material without prior foreshore authorisation and in respect of which complaints had been made to the Department. The foreshore lease...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the central and regional fisheries boards that the amount spent to date on consultancy, excluding fees incurred for internal audit purposes, for each of the years 2000 to 2005 is as follows: Fisheries Board 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 â'¬,000 ...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the Marine Institute that no direct scientific information is available to assess the catch distribution of wild salmon returning to the south east coast. However, research has consistently shown that, while tagged, ranched fish have been found in a wide range of fisheries remote from their home waters, in general, the bulk of salmon taken from a given geographical area are...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I have previously advised the House that works carried out on the weir on the River Nore in Kilkenny City were undertaken on behalf of and are the responsibility of the Office of Public Works. Because of the impact that the new installation was having on the passage of migrating salmon up river, the regional fisheries board and the engineering division of this Department offered technical...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am advised by the Central Fisheries Board that the data collected and published in the Wild Salmon And Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Fisheries Statistics Report is constructed primarily with a view to measuring exploitation rather than tags issued to anglers. Consequently, the information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, since 2002, only one tag is issued with a one day...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Bill 2000 changed from Sea Pollution (Hazardous and Noxious Substances) (Civil Liability and Compensation) Bill 2000: Committee and Remaining Stages. (19 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I thank the Senators who participated in the debate on Second Stage and today. It is a measure of the quality of the debate that a number of amendments were introduced in the Dáil and that there were no amendments in the Seanad. This is indicative of how meticulously both sides of the House scrutinised this Bill. It is also to the credit of Opposition Members that they did not table...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (18 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Dublin Port Company applied in March 2002 for ministerial consent for the reclamation of 21 hectares of foreshore in Dublin Bay. As private ownership of the foreshore in question was claimed, the application was made in accordance with the provisions of sections 10 and 13, as amended, of the Foreshore Act 1933. Issues arose concerning proof of ownership of this area of foreshore and these are...

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: This debate has been characterised by a negative focus on some problems that have arisen concerning the return on public expenditure. Opposition Deputies have deliberately chosen to ignore the huge advances in public services across the board, implemented by the Government and its predecessor. They have also overlooked the vital initiatives taken by the Minister for Finance and his...

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: That is a fact. We could not fill a pot hole and we had an extra £13 billion at that time, which is in sharp contrast to what is happening now.

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A study of the feasibility of a ferry service linking Achill Island and the Erris Peninsula was commissioned in March 2002. A firm of consultants, Tourism and Transport Consult International, was appointed to conduct the study following a public tender competition. The study has been completed and is being assessed by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. I intend to...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: This licensing scheme, which was implemented back in 1991, was designed to accommodate the entry of 20 large whitefish boats into the fishing fleet to exploit under-utilised whitefish quotas off the south and west coasts. I understand that the principal criteria for assessment of applications under the scheme related to the economic viability of the project, physical characteristics of the...

Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: In the negotiations on the review of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2001 and 2002, Ireland sought substantial changes to the policy, including a review of the member states shares of total allowable catches, TACs. The reform package, agreed in December 2002, included key national priorities such as the continuation of The Hague quota preferences, an action plan to address the problem of...