Results 201-220 of 566 for sfpa

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (8 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: An independent review of the Organisational Capability of the SFPA was commissioned in 2019 and completed by Price Waterhouse Coopers. The principal objective of the review was to contribute to the ongoing and future development of the organisation. A Steering & Oversight Group comprised of three senior and expert persons, all independent of SFPA, was put in place to oversee the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (6 Oct 2020) See 2 other results from this answer

Catherine Connolly: 793. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of requests made to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, by other EU member states with regard to the application of penalty points to Irish sea-fishing boat licences in cases in which the licence holder was found to have carried out serious infringements of the Common Fisheries Policy in the territorial waters...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: As this is an operational matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), I have referred the Deputy's request to the SFPA for attention and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (1 Oct 2020) See 4 other results from this answer

Johnny Mythen: 402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-registered Irish boats that were inspected by the SFPA within the past four years; and the number that received penalty points under the points system regulation SI 318 of 2020. [28004/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Oct 2020)

Johnny Mythen: 405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the CFP allocated to training fishermen; the breakdown of the amount allocated to the SFPA, Board Iascaigh Mhara and FLAG from this fund. [28007/20]

European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020): Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2020) See 3 other results from this debate

Thomas Pringle: ...to it. Many fishermen do not believe they can ever get a fair hearing from the Minister, the Government or the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Department and the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, are part of the problem as well. There is no sense among the fishing community that they will get a fair hearing from the Department or the SFPA. That is the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (29 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...occurred. The Programme is jointly overseen by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, my Department, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the Marine Institute and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA).  The programme facilitates scientific observers on board authorised vessels. This Group agreed a pilot programme in 2019 in which 15 vessels were authorised to participate....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The data requested by the Deputy is held by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and I have referred the query to them for direct written response to the Deputy. However, it should be noted that Ireland does not have a national quota for Bluefin tuna. A small Bluefin by-catch quota is available to Ireland, primarily for use in our important Northern Albacore Tuna...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (8 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: ...been addressed in this statutory instrument, which primarily focused on the need for the appeals part of the statutory instrument to be distinctly separate from the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, and this statutory instrument achieves that. It has been drafted very much in line with ensuring that it complied with the previous Supreme Court decision and to meet and address all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: ...Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities.  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.  The issues arising in the administrative inquiry are primarily operational matters...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: ...EU Logbooks, a scheme requirement was introduced that applicants must have minimum sales of €5,000 in 2019 recorded on the Sales Notes System operated by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). With some limited exceptions, sales of fish must, by law, be recorded on the Sales Notes System. The day-to-day operation of the Sales Notes System, including compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (20 May 2020)

Michael Creed: I am advised by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) that it is continuing to issue health certificates for consignments of live crab and other seafood exports in line with official controls. Certification of export consignments of live crab to China and Hong Kong is provided where laboratory test results demonstrate compliance with the relevant standards for Cadmium, a naturally...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (13 May 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Johnny Mythen: 903. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, inspections on the fishing fleet will be examined in view of the SFPA report, which states 83% of Irish boats were inspected compared to 4% of Spanish boats; and the reason for the perceived ongoing policy by the SFPA to inspect more Irish fishing boats than foreign-owned boats. [4058/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 Mar 2020)

Michael Creed: ... Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities.  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.  I am precluded from getting involved in operational...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (12 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: ...forestry development - Support for investment by the food industry, the seafood sector and horticulture sector - Research and other facilities and equipment for Teagasc, BIM, the Marine Institute and SFPA including research vessel for the Marine Institute - Facilities and amenities for Horse racing and greyhound racing - Investment in Fisheries Harbour Centres - Improvements in my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (11 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The approval of establishments for the depuration of live bi-valve molluscs is a matter for the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). The SFPA is an independent statutory body and I am precluded by statute from interfering in the performance by the SFPA of a function assigned to it or exercising any power or control in relation to individual or groups of cases with which the Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, issued a notice to trade on 21 November 2019 setting out the changes that will be implemented in December to transition to the application of new requirements for the certification of Irish crab exports, including under Regulation (EU) 2017/625. The SFPA has statutory responsibility for seafood safety controls and the enforcement of seafood...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (10 Dec 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Charlie McConalogue: ...the exports of Irish brown crab to the Chinese market in view of the fact fishermen rely on this species for an income (details supplied); the reason the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, changed the procedure for the Irish sector by insisting that the export health certificate would only be issued on production of a compliant cadmium result from a sample submitted for testing by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Data (10 Dec 2019)

Michael Creed: ...- ALAB 7 1 Bord Iascaigh Mhara - BIM 6 1 Marine Institute - MI 9 None Sea Fisheries Protection Authority - SFPA 3 1 Veterinary Council of Ireland 19 None Accountability to Dail Committees:The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies states...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (28 Nov 2019)

Michael Creed: The data requested by the Deputy is held by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and I have referred the query to them for direct reply to the Deputy.