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Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...a system there, which is of a National Standards Authority of Ireland, NSAI, approved standard. I am appealing to the Minister to intervene to ensure that the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, reaches an agreement with the fishing industry there. To summarise my question on this point, will the Minister appeal this decision, if it is a decision of the European Commission, to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Issues (11 Jul 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...at this stage to anticipate the implications including the impact on fishery protection requirements. My Department, together with the Naval Service and the Air Corps are working closely with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), who are the competent authority on this matter, in relation to Brexit. Ongoing liaison with the European Fisheries Control Agency and with other Member...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Depletion of Inland Fish Stocks and Impact of Estuary Poaching: Inland Fisheries Ireland (22 Oct 2014)

...Protection Authority. We are the warranted officers who control the bass now. That is an arrangement between the two organisations. All our staff are warranted for the next two years by the SFPA and we carry out work on the protection of bass because it is an angling-only species. There is no commercial TAC - no quota - for commercial boats to land bass. As a consequence our fishery...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Offences (22 Mar 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...right to apply to an independent Adjudicator if the licence holder is dissatisfied with a determination of the Panel. Under the previous regulation, the submission of the case by the sea fishery officer established that an infringement had taken place and the SFPA board decided only if it were serious or not. In the revised system the infringement is only alleged until the new...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...salmon exporters, with demand for high-end seafood in China growing substantially each year. This followed intensive negotiations with the Chinese authorities by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) in conjunction with the Irish Embassy in Beijing. Further, Dublin Airport Authority signed a twinning agreement during my visit to establish a Sister Airports partnership with Beijing...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Consultations (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: ...of Technology, Carlow Mr. Arnaud Disant Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation Ltd Sinn Féin The Federation of Irish Fishermen Irish Planning Institute Mr. Liam Kenny Irish Chamber of Shipping Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) Mr. Ger O’Connor Coastal and Marine Research Centre, University...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Discards (31 Jan 2019)

Michael Creed: ...balancing statement. If licence holders did not agree with the data, they were advised that enquiries were to be made by a set date. Declared Landings/Trips enquiries are to be submitted to the SFPA while Catch Limit(s)/Calculation of Balancing Adjustment enquiries are to be submitted to the Department. In the event of a non-reply by this set date, all data (as submitted by the Master of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Dec 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: ...provide such information in order to allow such an assessment to be carried out. Ireland is working with the other Member States to supply such information based on observer data provided by the Marine Institute and logbook data provided from the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). With regards to additional control measures to ensure by-catch TACs are enforced, the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Participation (2 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...salmon exporters, with demand for high-end seafood in China growing substantially each year. This followed intensive negotiations with the Chinese authorities by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) in conjunction with the Irish Embassy in Beijing. Further, Dublin Airport Authority signed a twinning agreement during my visit to establish a Sister Airports partnership with...

Agriculture: Statements (4 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: ...implementing this new statutory instrument because there was no consultation with fishing organisations. I do not think there was any consultation with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, on the new regulation before it was signed in to law. During this hiatus period with the caretaker Government, this House is not in a position to address any of the concerns about that or to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Losses Due to Recent Storms: Discussion (15 Apr 2014)

...fishermen, with experience of more than 30 years. Our main fisheries are lobster, shrimp, velvet crab, brown crab and scallop. At the moment we are working with BIM, the Marine Institute and the SFPA on the long-term sustainability of the fishery. For example, last year our organisation agreed to regulate the shrimp fishery which was poor and we postponed that until 1 October. It...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (19 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: .... Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature concerning sea fisheries control are, as a matter of law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service. As Minister, I am precluded from getting involved in operational matters including in relation to law enforcement.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Brendan Smith: ... 1 — Senior Field Assistant 3 — Field Assistant 1 — Driver Plant A 1 — Supplies Officer Grade C 10 — STAGIAIRE 5 — Fellowship Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) 101 69 — Sea Fisheries Officers 6 — Senior Port Officers 3 — Principal Officers 7 — Assistant Principals 3 — Higher Executive Officers 4 — Executive Officers 9...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

...have responded to many of the recommendations in the report. In terms of issues that are under consideration, the recommendation on landing statistics, BIM and Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, have responsibility for compiling data, and improvements in that area are currently being examined by both agencies. I have partly answered the recommendation on seaweed licensing and it is...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Michael Creed: ...by €5 million to a total of €137.8 million. This will help fund vital investment in our fishery harbours, allow the Marine Institute to progress the construction of a new research vessel and provide for the vital work of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, and Bord Iascaigh Mhara in what may be very testing times for the industry. Regarding the food sector,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Noel Harrington: ..., small players cannot. These are tangible disadvantages which could be addressed by the FLAGs on behalf of small inshore fishermen, many of whom, in terms of funding, also have to deal with the SFPA, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, BIM, the Marine Survey Office, the European Commission, local authorities and Leader companies such as Comhar na nOileán. They then...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (8 Nov 2017)

Michael Creed: ...the criteria and guidance notes referred to in Regulation 6(3)." Regulation 3 also provides that “Commission Regulation” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1962 of 28 October 2015. Regulation 6(3) referred to above provides that "The SFPA may issue guidance notes, which...

Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries: Aquaculture and Tourism: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2013)

...country-of-origin labelling. We have said it before to the committee. Control of labelling is vital also. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the HSE must be involved as must the SFPA It is very interesting that the branding of special areas of conservation, or SACs, was raised. We have no problem with SACs, which protect environments and birds or other wildlife. We depend on...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Brendan Smith: ...from the decisions that have to be taken at this time. The grants-in-aid to the State bodies under the Department's aegis, namely Teagasc, Bord Bia, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Marine Institute and the SFPA, are being reduced to take account, in particular, of the need to achieve payroll and other efficiency savings. These savings must be seen against what was a significant increase in funding...

Food Labelling. (1 Apr 2009)

Tony Killeen: ...labelling issues but because the judge felt the evidence put before her did not adequately prove that the salmon was farmed as set out in European Council Regulation 1198/2006. The FSAI and the SFPA are reviewing the case in its totality and the implications arising. I also refer to a case earlier in the same month, where the same company admitted falsely describing fish as being "caught...