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Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: In the period 2002 to date financial instrument for fisheries guidance, FIFG, grant aid has been paid under the supporting measures for sea fisheries development (towards innovation and sustainability in the fisheries sector) and the fishing fleet development measure of the productive sector operational programme and the aquaculture development measures of the Border, midland and west and...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Council decision of 19 July 2004 establishing regional advisory councils, RACs, provides for a maximum Community contribution of €200,000 for each RAC to its operating costs for its first year of operation, reducing gradually to €110,000 for the fifth year of operation. This contribution shall be in respect of costs necessary to ensure the normal operation of RACs and to enable them...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: This matter relates to Council Regulation (EC) No. 2978/94 on the application of tonnage measurement of ballast spaces in segregated ballast oil tankers. The objective of the regulation is to encourage the use of environmentally friendly tankers and the use of segregated ballast tanks in oil tankers. The regulation introduced a differential calculation system for fees for oil tankers to be...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Primary responsibility for the allocation of commercial salmon fishing licences is a matter for the relevant regional fisheries board in accordance with the prescribed criteria laid down under the Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2005. This licence entitles fishermen to fish for salmon in a specified fishery district. The duty payable for a commercial salmon fishing licence has never been...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I assume that the directive to which the Deputy is referring is Council directive of 30 October 1979 on the quality required of shellfish waters, 79/923/EEC. This directive was transposed in Ireland by the Quality of Shellfish Waters Regulations 1994, SI 200 of 1994, as amended by the Quality of Shellfish Waters (Amendment) Regulations, 2001, SI 459 of 2001. The regulations require the...

Written Answers — Salmon Management: Salmon Management (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 to 177, inclusive, together. A structured national monitoring and control programme for sea lice at marine fin-fish farms is operated on behalf of the Department by the Marine Institute in accordance with the protocol for sea lice monitoring and control that was published by the Department in 2000. The programme involves the carrying out of 14 inspections...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Primary responsibility for the protection, development, conservation and management of inland fisheries, including the allocation of commercial salmon fishing licences, is a matter for the relevant regional fisheries board, in this case the Southern Regional Fisheries Board. The board allocates fishing licences in accordance with the prescribed criteria laid down under the Control of Fishing...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (17 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: On 1 April 2005, the Department requested Dublin Port Company to provide information in relation to the company facilitating a consortium in a tendering process for the national conference centre. On 7 April, the company replied stating that it has been facilitating one of the consortia bidding for the national conference centre in so far as it has consented to the inclusion of a site in the...

Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (12 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Payment of the second phase of benchmarking and general round increases is due to be paid to the general operatives and foreman grades of the central and regional fisheries boards following approval of their modernisation action plan, which has recently been submitted to this Department for consideration. The Department is currently evaluating the plan against the terms of the Sustaining...

Seanad: Alternative Energy Projects. (11 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I thank Senator Morrissey for raising this important issue in which a great deal of interest has been expressed by people anxious to provide renewable energy. The green electricity market has been fully liberalised in this country since February 2000, under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, some five years in advance of full market liberalisation. Renewable energy developers, including...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs. (11 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I was not aware of the details of this matter before now but it is clear from Senator John Paul Phelan's contribution that he is sincere and that his objective is to ensure that something like this does not happen again. I will outline the position of the Department of Education and Science regarding the matter of resource teaching support for the pupil in question. More than 5,000...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (10 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 provides that a licensing authority shall not grant a sea fishing boat a licence unless an independent survey of the boat has confirmed to the authority's satisfaction that the boat is in a safe and seaworthy condition. The Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources introduced a code of practice for fishing vessels of less than 15 m in...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Bill 2000: Second Stage. (10 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I thank the Senators who have contributed to today's important debate. Senator Kenneally was quite right on the matter of harbour masters. The Bill will specify "harbour authority" rather than "harbour master". The matter was also raised in the Dáil. It will be a matter for a harbour authority as the prescribed body to make appointments, though one imagines the first person an authority...

Seanad: National Parks. (10 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I wish to apologise on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, who regrets that he could not be here to address the important issue raised by Senator Coghlan. The Wildlife Acts of 1976 to 2000 provide for the Department to make orders relating to the provision of open seasons for the hunting of wild red, Sika or fallow deer, which are not the...

Seanad: Visa Applications. (10 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I wish to apologise for the absence of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who unfortunately cannot attend the House at this time. For the benefit of the House, I am pleased to respond on the Minister's behalf to the matter raised by Senator Tuffy. I would like to set a general context for the reply to the issues raised by the Senator. The issue of overstaying short duration...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Bill 2000: Second Stage. (10 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: A Chathaoirligh, tá áthas orm deis a bheith agam an Bille seo a chur faoi bhráid an tSeanaid inniu. The Bill is essentially technical in nature and gives effect in Irish law to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea 1996 — the HNS Convention. The Bill also gives effect to the 1996...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (5 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Department has received applications for the renewal of aquaculture licences granted in Kilmackillogue harbour for the cultivation of mussels on longlines. While the Department would wish to proceed with the consideration of these applications, it has certain concerns about the manner in which aquaculture is being conducted in the area, and compliance with licence requirements....

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (5 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The harbour at Ballycotton is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development is a matter for the local authority in the first instance. In 2001, the council submitted a report prepared by consulting engineers on the estimated cost of the Ballycotton harbour development plan. The proposed development was estimated to cost a total of €6 million. Cork...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (5 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The European Commission announced on 2 March 2005 its decision to launch a consultation process on a future maritime policy for the EU. A task force, chaired by Commissioner Borg, is to be established to prepare a consultation paper on developing an integrated strategy for Europe's seas. The publication of this document is not scheduled until the first half of 2006. It is expected that the...

Written Answers — Fishing Fleet Development: Fishing Fleet Development (5 May 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As part of the Government's commitment to set out a long-term strategy for the sustainable development of the fishing industry, as set down in the programme for Government, I recently announced that a review of fleet structure and available fishing opportunities in the whitefish sector would take place. The first part of this review will involve an independent economic assessment of the...