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- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed). (4 May 2006)
John Browne: The overriding fact is that Ireland has not yet established itself as a petroleum province. Our success rate to date does not match those of our neighbours in north-west Europe such as Norway, the UK and the Netherlands. Regarding Norway, it is obvious from this debate that the proposers of the motion have no answers to the reality that the Norwegian licensing and fiscal terms are a product...
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed). (4 May 2006)
John Browne: In the long term.
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (3 May 2006)
John Browne: I wish to advise that a reply issued on the 26 April 2006 to the letter referred to by the Deputy. The matter to which the Deputy refers is that of the Government's policy for the restructuring of the inland fisheries sector, which is based on the recommendations contained within the report by Farrell Grant Sparks following their review of the sector, published last November. The Government...
- Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (3 May 2006)
John Browne: Woodquarter Pier is owned by Donegal County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. In November 2005 total funding of â¬10,000 was approved towards public lighting at Woodquarter Pier. However Donegal County Council was unable to carry out the works before the end of 2005. A programme for the funding of small harbours...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (3 May 2006)
John Browne: All aquaculture operators must apply to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources for permission to move fish between licensed aquaculture sites. These applications are examined and approved on the basis of their compliance with the specific conditions contained in individual aquaculture licences and on the basis of their compliance with the provisions of the relevant...
- Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)
John Browne: Hear, hear.
- Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)
John Browne: We have moved on.
- Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)
John Browne: We do not have to depend on Fine Gael.
- Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)
John Browne: Fine Gael has no policy.
- Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)
John Browne: We will be in Government in four years' time.
- Energy Resources: Motion. (3 May 2006)
John Browne: It is in safe hands.
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (27 Apr 2006)
John Browne: I have recently seen a copy of the submission issued to Members from the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland and the Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs on the conservation needs of coarse fish species, which I have noted and intend to consider carefully. I should point out, however, that under the Fisheries Acts, the fisheries boards are primarily responsible for the management,...
- Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (26 Apr 2006)
John Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199, 201 and 203 together. South Tipperary County Council has located outfall pipes, with diffusers, for the new Carrick-on-Suir waste water treatment plant in the River Suir. Representatives of snap net fishermen who operate on the River Suir expressed the view to the Department that the location of the outfall diffusers is likely to disrupt their operations...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (26 Apr 2006)
John Browne: Fishing for razor clams in the area referred to is not prohibited by the habitats directive of 1992, as transposed into Irish law, but is managed as a living aquatic resource under the Common Fisheries Policy. As I have previously advised the House, the harvesting of razor shells is subject to legislative controls and the areas in which such harvesting can take place is classified by...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Schemes: Fishing Industry Schemes (26 Apr 2006)
John Browne: As the Deputy is aware, the fundamental aim of the decommissioning scheme is to secure the permanent withdrawal of excess capacity in both the whitefish and shellfish sectors to bring these fleets into balance with available fishing opportunities. The withdrawal premiums payable under the scheme for whitefish vessels are the maximum permitted by EU regulations and are related specifically to...
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (25 Apr 2006)
John Browne: As matters relating to the planning process fall within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, I refer the Deputy to the reply given by him to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 4 April 2006.
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (25 Apr 2006)
John Browne: Under the Fisheries Acts, primary responsibility for the management, conservation, protection, development and improvement of inland fisheries rests with the regional fisheries boards. Development and enhancement works on spawning grounds is an operational matter for the relevant regional fisheries board, the cost of which must be met from its annual funding allocation. Local angling clubs,...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (25 Apr 2006)
John Browne: I have not had direct discussions with the Marine Institute regarding the provision of salmon counters. The Department wrote recently to the Marine Institute and the Central and regional fisheries boards requesting that they review the current arrangements in respect of the operational, data management and quality assurance issues for the national fish counter management programme. I expect...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (25 Apr 2006)
John Browne: The Southern Regional Fisheries Board comprises four of Ireland's largest river systems, namely, the Suir, Nore, Barrow and Munster Blackwater. By size of available habitat alone, the region should produce 30% of Ireland's salmon stock. Unfortunately, the salmon stocks in the rivers of this region are not meeting their conservation limit and are not reaching their full productive potential....
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (25 Apr 2006)
John Browne: The Deputy will be aware that details of the Government's policy for the restructuring of the inland fisheries sector, which are based on the recommendations contained within the report by Farrell Grant Sparks following their review of the sector, were published last November. The Government has decided that a fundamental restructuring of the sector is required. It considered that this reform...