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Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (15 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The number of people employed in the seafood processing industry for the years 2000 and 2005 are set out in table 1. Employment figures are not available for the intervening years. The value of seafood exports for the years 2001 to 2005 inclusive are set out in table 2. There has been an 9% decrease in the number of processing companies between 2001 and 2005 while employment in the processing...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (15 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The issue of rising fuel prices has been raised by the fishing industry on numerous occasions over the past two years, including at the meeting with EU Commissioner Borg last November and at the meeting with Minister Dempsey and myself on 8 May. It has also been discussed at Council level on a number of occasions, most recently in April 2006 when the Council discussed a Communication from the...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (15 Jun 2006)

John Browne: When this matter was brought to the attention of Ministers, the matter was formally referred to An Garda Síochána with a request for an investigation. I understand that the Gardaí are conducting an investigation into the matter. That investigation is solely a matter for An Garda Síochána and I have no role in that investigation. As the timeframe and conduct of the investigation are...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (15 Jun 2006)

John Browne: Where illegal fishing activity is detected by the Department or the Naval Service, the case is referred to the Attorney General's Office for consideration and appropriate action. Details of all landings known to the Department are reported to the EU Commission, as required by EU legislation. In relation to wide ranging allegations brought to the attention of the Ministers in the summer of...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Industry: Aquaculture Industry (15 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The Irish aquaculture industry has grown since the early 1970s to become an important contributor to the national economy. BIM supplied the following information using the data they collate on an annual basis in relation to employment figures and production volumes. The total tonnage produced by the aquaculture industry from 2000 to 2005 is 302,007 tonnes. The breakdown per year for each of...

Written Answers — Fisheries Budget: Fisheries Budget (15 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The following table gives a breakdown of the yearly budgets and the number of personnel employed by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara for the years in question. Year Yearly Budget €000s No. of Personnel Employed 2001 25.364 148.0 2002 28.388 156.6 2003 25.006 156.6 2004 28.475 156.6 2005 29.882 153.0 Following detailed talks with representatives of the Irish fishing...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (15 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The number of vessels registered in the Irish Fishing Fleet at 31 December for the years 2001-2005 by segment are contained in the following tables. The impact of the decommissioning scheme is that currently Irelands Fishing Fleet has been reduced by 30 vessels, of which 21 were from the Polyvalent segment and 9 from the Specific segment. The total capacity of these 30 vessels was 4152 GT and...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (15 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The information sought by the Deputy regarding the tonnage produced by the commercial sea fishery sector for the years 2001-2005 plus the breakdown for the ten most important species is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy at a later date. The vast bulk of sea fishery production in Ireland is exported and the value of exports for the years 2001-2005 is set out in Table 1. Bord...

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (14 Jun 2006)

John Browne: Details of funding provided by the Department to Wexford under the Coastal Protection Programmes from 2000-2006 are set out in the following table. In addition to the projects approved for funding in 2006 Wexford County Council submitted proposals for the Warren Middle, Burrow and Kilmore. Unfortunately there was no funding available for these projects in 2006. Coast Protection Projects...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (14 Jun 2006)

John Browne: Duncannon Pier is owned by Wexford County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. In 2003 Wexford County Council submitted a proposal to the Department for an extension of the existing pier, dredging and reclamation works and the provision of ancillary services at an estimated cost of €2.5 million. There has been no...

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (14 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The Department is aware of the situation regarding this development and that the works carried out are not in compliance with the leases granted in September 2003. The Department has instructed the developer in question, under section 12 of the Foreshore Acts 1932 — 2005, to remove all works from the foreshore and to restore the area to its former condition. To date this instruction has not...

Employment Permits Bill 2005: From the Seanad. (14 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, who apologises for his absence today on amendment No. 1 indicated his intention to propose an enabling provision to the Bill to allow the Government's decision on whether to grant labour market access to nationals of Bulgaria and Romania on their accession to the European Union to be implemented by ministerial order. Amendment...

Employment Permits Bill 2005: From the Seanad. (14 Jun 2006)

John Browne: We can agree to that.

Employment Permits Bill 2005: From the Seanad. (14 Jun 2006)

John Browne: At the meeting of the European Council in May the EU Ministers, as the Deputy is aware, deferred the decision until the autumn, to see whether Bulgaria and Romania were prepared for membership. They will review the situation at that point to determine if they will be worthy of entry on 31 January 2007. If the assessment is negative it will be put back to January 2008 but I hope they will be...

Employment Permits Bill 2005: From the Seanad. (14 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The permit is now granted to the employee, not to the employer.

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (14 Jun 2006)

John Browne: I move amendment No. 1: In page 10, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: "(3) Where the Executive makes an application pursuant to subsection (2)(c) (i) at least 28 days' notice shall be given to the patient in question and/or, as appropriate, to the patient in question's next of kin, and (ii) the patient in question and/or, as appropriate, the patient in question's next of kin,...

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (14 Jun 2006)

John Browne: I move amendment No. 2: In page 13, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: "(9) Any Fund established under subsection (1) shall be so established for an initial period of 3 years only. (10) After the expiration of 3 years from the establishment of any Fund under subsection (1), the Minister shall make a determination as to whether the Fund should continue in existence." This...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (13 Jun 2006)

John Browne: As I outlined in my reply to Question No. 274 of 28 February 2006, the expenditure incurred under the Tourism and Recreational Angling Measure (TRAM) of the National Development Plan (2000-2006) to the end of 2002 was €504,025 for the BMW region. There was no expenditure in 2003, 2004 or 2005 and no expenditure has been provided for the measure in the Department's budget for 2006. The mid...

Written Answers — Fisheries Conservation: Fisheries Conservation (13 Jun 2006)

John Browne: Arising from my undertaking to follow the recommendations of the Standing Scientific Committee of the National Salmon Commission to fully align the management of the fishery with their scientific advice for 2007, I established the Independent Group, to which the Deputy refers, to examine the implications for the commercial sector in 2007 and beyond. The Group will make recommendations on the...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (13 Jun 2006)

John Browne: The Department has no record of a foreshore licence application in respect of this proposal.