Results 1-20 of 202 for sfpa speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (10 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...of the processing sector post-Brexit through provision of transition funding and training. The scheme supported seafood processing plant enterprises with an approvals number issued by the SFPA – Processing Plant (PP) or Fresh Fishery Products Plant (FFPP). To be eligible for funding, beneficiaries must have be able to show a 15% or more reduction in turnover (in 2021 compared to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the single legal competent authority responsible for the collection and reporting of fish landings into Ireland.I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question on the the landings of fish, by species at each pier and harbour across the State in each of the years, 2007 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form to the SFPA...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (21 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and issues concerning the marine space since then, I think it is important that this issue is reviewed and reflected on in an open, inclusive process. The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has advised that a provisional figure of 3,403 tonnes of sprat was landed into Ireland in 2023. To inform my review of trawling activity inside the six nautical mile zone, I launched a public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (20 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...vessels greater than or equal to 36.58m (120 feet) in length are also precluded from fishing in Ireland's 12 mile zone. Ireland's control authorities, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service, are responsible for the monitoring and control of fishing vessels, including large fishing vessels targeting pelagic stocks, in our Exclusive Fisheries Zone to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...2023 has focused predominantly on ensuring continued support for the work programmes of the marine agencies (Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the Marine Institute and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA)) and Bord Bia. This has been done by means of a process whereby the agencies submit applications to my Department for approval in principle. It is intended to progress the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...has focused predominantly on ensuring continued support for the work programmes of the marine agencies (Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the Marine Institute and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and Bord Bia. Work is also underway now to finalise implementation plans for schemes to support industry, and we expect that the first number of such schemes will be in place in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. The annual budget allocation enables the SFPA to continue to meet its National and EU obligations as Ireland's Competent Authority for the enforcement of sea fisheries and seafood safety law. The annual budget details for the SFPA, as per the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. The budget allocation (as per the Revised Book of Estimates) provided to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) enables the SFPA to continue to meet its National and EU obligations as Ireland's Competent Authority for enforcement of Sea...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (14 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Table 1 shows the volume of all landings into Irish ports in the 10 years from 2013 to 2022. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is responsible for the collection of landings data and the data in Table 1 was taken from the Annual Statistics section of the SFPA website. This table indicates that in the 10 years between 2013 and 2022, 2020 was the year with the greatest volume of fish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (14 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...- whether EU vessels or non-EU vessels - are required to comply with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Ireland's control authorities, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service, are responsible for the monitoring and control of fishing vessels in our Exclusive Fisheries Zone to ensure compliance with the rules of the CFP. Under the Sea Fisheries...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...when the Common Fisheries Policy was established. On oversight in each country, and particularly Ireland in terms of weighing and the policing of those quotas, oversight is carried out by the SFPA. Ireland has a legal structure in terms of the role of the Minister and the SFPA. Under the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, I, as Minister, am specifically and legally...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...with regard to fishing allocations and maximising fish quotas for next year. The Deputy mentioned the Act, which I mentioned before, and how the Minister provides general policy guidance to the SFPA but what the Deputy is talking about here is operational. That same Act precludes me from being involved in operational matters. It would be worthwhile for the members of the committee to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...it is within the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy. The Common Fisheries Policy is not based on the size on the boat but on restricting the amount of fish any country can catch. We talked about the SFPA earlier and other countries also have their oversight and enforcement authorities and have rules and regulations in place to make sure no one is catching more than their quota. Those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...we see better catch in the long term but it has led in recent years to a narrowing of the pie, as such. In regard to monitoring and control, the large boats, as well as medium and small boats, are subject to the SFPA, but also the European Fisheries Control Agency has jurisdiction across all European waters as well. Regarding the six-mile inshore limit and the larger vessels coming in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. The information requested with respect to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority staffing levels is an operational matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy’s question to the SFPA directly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (4 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...the future of our fisheries dependant coastal communities and investment in critical infrastructure will ensure that the seafood industry can operate effectively and be efficiently serviced.  In 2022, according to the latest figures from SFPA, fish landings valued at €16.8m were landed at Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre.  When complete the deep water quay project...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the single legal competent authority responsible for the collection and reporting of fish landings into Ireland. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question on the full list of prawn catch, broken down by port location and vessel, in the State for the past five years, to the SFPA and have asked them to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (27 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is a state agency under the aegis of my Department. The SFPA is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. All operational issues are exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). I have therefore referred the Deputy's query to the SFPA for attention and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (20 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...ie Bord Iascaigh Mhara Oireachtas.queries@bim.ie Marine Institute   Oireachtas.queries@marine.ie Sea Fisheries Protection Authority oireachtasqueries@sfpa.ie Greyhound Racing Ireland (Rásaíocht Con Éireann ) oireachtasqueries@grireland.ie Horse Racing Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulatory Bodies (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. All operational issues are exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). As Minister, I am expressly precluded from getting involved in operational matters. In relation to the Deputy's query, the SFPA has advised as...