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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (19 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. It also has responsibility for Cape Clear, Cleggan and some Piers, Lights and Beacons. In March I announced a capital investment package of €27.75 million for the 2025 Fishery Harbour and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (19 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: The responsibility for the development and maintenance of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each local authority in the first instance. As such, Tarbert Island Pier is under the remit of Kerry County Council. The primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. However, as part of the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (19 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I wish to fully assure the Deputy that I understand the importance of the Irish Sea mussel seed fishery and of wild mussel seed as a raw material for the bottom grown mussel aquaculture sector. These primary producers, in turn, supply the downstream indigenous seafood processing and export industries and help to sustain the livelihoods of coastal communities. The importance of these primary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (19 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 312 and 313 together. My Department considers applications for aquaculture in accordance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 as amended, the Foreshore Act 1933 (as amended) and applicable national and EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (19 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: My Department supports the development of the Irish aquaculture sector under Ireland's €258 Million Seafood Development Programme, which is co-funded by the Irish government and the EU Commission under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). The Sustainable Aquaculture scheme is administered by BIM on behalf of my Department. To be eligible for aid under this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (19 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: My Department supports the development of the Irish aquaculture sector under Ireland's €258 Seafood Development Programme, which is co-funded by the Irish government and the EU Commission under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). I am aware of the challenges facing aquaculture producers where damage or stock mortality arises due to environmental, climate...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aquaculture Industry (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. He has been in touch with me on a number of occasions to discuss the matter as it relates to operators in his constituency and further afield. I had an opportunity during the summer to visit Quinlan's Kerry Fish with the Deputy and see at first hand the implications of the issue. As somebody new to the Department, I recognised from the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aquaculture Industry (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Deputy. He has raised a really important issue, which is that fishing is really about protecting and preserving our coastal communities through gainful employment by way of the natural resources available to those communities. The reality is that the scientific advice clearly indicates that wild stocks are being depleted for a multiplicity of reasons. These include overfishing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: On 12 November, Government approved the preparation of a General Scheme for the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill which will amend the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021. The Bill will provide a legislative basis for the designation and effective management of marine protected areas (MPAs) in Irish waters. This revised approach moves away from creating a third...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: There are currently no plans to provide for any such designation for Lough Sheelin. Lough Sheelin is designated as one of the Great Western Lakes and is a very important and high quality wild brown trout fishery. Loughs Corrib, Mask, Carra, Conn, Cullin, Arrow and Sheelin are among the best wild brown trout fisheries in Europe and are collectively known as the Great Western Lakes.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: No such legislation is being considered at present relating to Lough Sheelin. However, I can advise the Deputy that Inland Fisheries Ireland is happy to engage with stakeholders to review angling control measures within the remit of IFI and where they support the conservation of Lough Sheelin’s fishery.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I can advise the Deputy that the Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) support Catch and Release (C&R) competitions nationally, including on Lough Corrib. This practice has been embraced by anglers and angling clubs organising such events. Catch and release angling is a key conservation measure by reducing fish mortality. Since 2012, IFI has invited angling clubs and tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: As the Deputy is aware, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), in conjunction with the Department, is carrying out a review of relevant inland fisheries bye-laws in force for 10 years or more and their continued application. The Conservation of Pike Bye-law No. 809, 2006 is being examined as part of this extensive work programme. IFI recently undertook a public consultation process regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: The Angling Advisory Group (AAG) meetings in question took place on 6 August 2024 and 15 October 2024, with some members attending in person and some remotely. Following any AAG meeting, draft minutes are prepared, circulated for review to all members of the Group and subsequently discussed and proposed for agreement and approval at subsequent AAG meetings. Until formally approved and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I have been advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that the coarse fish species, dace and roach, have been present in the Munster Blackwater for several decades and they have colonised most areas of the catchment. As the Deputy is aware, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), in conjunction with the Department, is carrying out a review of relevant inland fisheries bye-laws in force for 10 years...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: From 2014 to 2020, Mackerel was managed under a UN Coastal States Agreement that involved the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands. In 2021, the parties were unable to agree on a new sharing arrangement. Consequently, there is currently no sharing arrangement for Mackerel in place and negotiations on a new sharing arrangement are ongoing. The European Commission has exclusive competency to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waterways Issues (13 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: I can advise the Deputy that the Department received this correspondence on transfer from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine this week and a formal reply is being prepared. In setting out annual fisheries legislation regarding salmon management, the Department and I consistently act in line with Government policy that salmon management is aligned with scientific advice. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (13 Nov 2025)

Timmy Dooley: Kilkeaveragh Pier was built and owned by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and held in what was called the Iveragh Estate. Irish Land Commission records relating to the TCD Estates indicate that Kilkeaveragh Pier was specifically excluded from the transfer when the Barony of Iveragh was sold to the Congested District Boards in 1913. Therefore, it is my Department’s understanding that...

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...