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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Generation (12 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Senator Collins for raising what is an important issue. It is an issue that is regularly vented in both Houses.I come across it regularly in my constituency, as does the Senator. It is important that we try to put in context why we as a State are encouraging renewable energy, and the importance of it. It is important that people in communities engage collectively and also with the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Generation (12 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I take the Senator's point about getting the right location. Any sites have to have the appropriate amount of wind. They have to be elevated or at least in a wind tunnel. Local authorities over the past ten to 15 years, through the development of county development plans, have identified areas - certainly in the county that I know best - suitable for wind energy development. In some...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Poultry Sector (12 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I, too, extend a warm welcome to the students form St. Joseph's and thank them for showing an interest in what we do here on behalf of the citizens of Ireland. I thank Senator Gallagher for raising this issue. He has been in touch with me already about this and I know it is something he has a real concern about. I express my sympathy, and that of the Government, with the flock owners...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Poultry Sector (12 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I fully recognise the difficult and negative impact this is having on the lives and livelihoods of flock owners, particularly at this time of year. It is effectively their harvest period. They are heading into what would have been the time to make good on their year's work, recoup costs and make the little bit of profit that would allow them to exist into next year. That is really...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (6 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I wish again to acknowledge the seriousness of the fish kill that occurred on the River Blackwater and its tributaries near Mallow, Co Cork, and I fully recognise the enormous impact this incident has had on local communities, anglers and users of this important river catchment. The investigation into the fish kill has now concluded and a summary report on the investigation was published...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (6 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: On the 10th April 2019, following an examination by my Department of possible overharvesting at the aquaculture site referred to by the Deputy, a ministerial decision was made that: 1. A breach of the relevant aquaculture licence condition 2(e) had occurred. Condition 2(e) of the licence states: “the Licensee shall not harvest more than 500 tonnes (dead weight) of salmon in any...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (5 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 61 together. I wish again to acknowledge the seriousness of the fish kill that occurred on the River Blackwater and its tributaries near Mallow, Co Cork, and I fully recognise the enormous impact this incident has had on local communities, anglers and users of this important river catchment. The investigation into the fish kill has now concluded...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Marine Protected Areas (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I offer my warm words of welcome to the students from Cork. As somebody who served in this House for quite some time, I will say that the Chair kept the good wine until last. The students have come to the rarefied place where things get debated in a fulsome way. I thank Senator Noonan for raising this important issue. I know of his personal interest and his time in the Department, and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Marine Protected Areas (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: It is clear that our objectives are aligned. We know the importance of designation of at least 30% by 2030. We come at it for the right reasons. The Senator has rightly identified that fishermen and women in particular recognise the importance of protecting these habitats. We see scientific information coming this month from ICES, which sees significant cuts to our fishing opportunities...

Seanad: Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I thank Members for their presence. I am pleased to introduce the Second Stage of the Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025. At its heart, this Bill is about safeguarding public health, protecting our environment and ensuring Ireland remains a leader in delivering clean air for our people. Air pollution is a silent killer. Around 1,700 premature deaths in...

Seanad: Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Senators for their contributions. I appreciate their engagement. I will try to respond in the time I have available to a couple of the points that have been raised. There will be a fuller opportunity as we move to subsequent Stages to thrash out the details and, of course, any amendments that might come forward on those Stages. Senator Blaney is right about the impact it has...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 190 together. Following the publication of the 2020 Programme for Government, the then Minister, Eamon Ryan, requested that Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) prepare a plan for the long-term management of our western lakes. In line with the objectives set out in the current and previous Programmes for Government and following a lengthy public...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I do not accept the characterisation that there was any attempt by the Department to legislatively take control of operational matters proper to IFI in 2021. Rather, the 2020 Programme for Government included a commitment to “legislate to designate our western lakes as salmonid lakes”. The Inland Fisheries Section within the Department develops policy for the conservation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: There have not been any discussions or plans made within the Department in relation to the introduction of any mandatory national rod licence angler registration charge for freshwater recreational angling.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: There are currently no plans to provide for the inclusion of the Angling Council of Ireland (ACI) as a consultative body on recreational and competitive angling in any future primary legislation or amendments to existing primary legislation. The ACI currently provide important input on inland fisheries policy matters through their representation on the Angling Advisory Group (AAG) and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: Section 12 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 provides for the appointment of members to serve on the Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). The legislation provides for nine members to be appointed by the Minister to the Board of IFI There are currently no plans to amend this legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: There are currently no plans in the Department to establish a national recreational angling fund.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) promotes sustainable recreational angling in accordance with its statutory remit to both encourage angling and to protect, conserve, and restore the inland fisheries resource. The practice of catch and release where fish are caught and carefully returned to the water has become standard among an increasingly environmentally aware and conscientious angling...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Inland Fisheries (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: Since September 2023, a total of 4 meetings of the Angling Consultative Council of Ireland (ACCI)/Angling Advisory Group (AAG) have been convened. The dates of these meetings were as follows:25 September 20236 August 202415 October 202419 August 2025Officials in the Department have also proposed additional meetings of this Group in the intervening periods between these dates but it has not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas (4 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: At present there are no marine protected areas (MPAs) designated in Ireland’s maritime area, pending the publication and subsequent enactment of the necessary legislation that is currently being progressed by my Department. There are collectively over 160 sites designated with marine qualifying interests under the EU Birds Directive (i.e. Special Protection Areas) and EU Habitats...