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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) See 6 other results from this debate

Michael Collins: ...sets of figures, which is astonishing. There are two different sets of figures in the one country. One set is what processors say are derived from the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority's, SFPA's, sampling system, which regards each sample as a representative extrapolation of the entire catch. The newspaper article continues: The system operates either on the pier on landing or - if the...

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 Defence: Fisheries Protection (20 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: ..., and down time for ships' companies. In relation to its sea-fishery protection role, the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 established the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) as the competent Authority for securing efficient and effective enforcement of sea fisheries protection legislation and the sustainable exploitation of marine fish resources from the waters...

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) See 1 other result from this answer

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 943. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the reports in the latest edition of 'The Skipper' of the alleged actions of SFPA officials, while encouraging fishing skippers to agree to install remote electronic monitoring (REM) cameras on board their fishing vessels; and if he will order an independent review of these serious allegations. [27369/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (1 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. I have therefore referred the Deputy's query to the SFPA for attention...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2023) See 2 other results from this answer

Charlie McConalogue: ...is available to Ireland, primarily for use in our important Northern Albacore Tuna fishery and Celtic Sea Herring fishery, where there can be Bluefin Tuna by-catch. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is responsible for the collection of catch and landings data and therefore I have asked the SFPA to reply directly to the Deputy with figures for these by-catch stocks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (1 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...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 ...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - 2021 Financial Statements
Fishery Harbour Centres (4 May 2023)

...projects and to delays to the start of new projects, primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme also includes spending under the seafood development programme and grants to the Marine Institute, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, BIM, and the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA. In 2021, BIM received additional funding of €11 million in the Supplementary Estimate. This funded a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...at the Quota Management Advisory Committee (QMAC) meeting involving fishing industry representatives from the catching and processing sectors, the Department and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). The QMAC examines in detail the operation of each fishery, available quota and uptake patterns for the different metiers of fishing vessels. The recommendations of the QMAC are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...to vessels in its fleet. My Department does not have access to the individual quota allocations of non-Irish vessels. 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: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and the Naval Service. As Minister, I am precluded from getting involved in operational matters including those referred to by the Deputy. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy’s queries to SFPA for attention and direct reply.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (23 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...will not affect its ability to fulfil its current maritime security and defence commitments, including commitments provided under the current service level agreement with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA. To counter recent recruitment trends, military management is progressing its proposed recruitment strategy for 2023 and beyond. In addition to ongoing general service and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (23 Mar 2023) See 2 other results from this answer

Jennifer Whitmore: ...Authority has raised any concerns regarding the effective monitoring and enforcement of super-trawlers whilst in Irish waters; if any discussions have been held between his Department and the SFPA in relation to same, including the provision of inspectors or observers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14432/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (23 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Responsibility for the implementation of the recommendations of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) capability review rests solely with the SFPA, which is an independent agency as set down in the 2006 Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006.   My Department has provided significant additional resources to the SFPA in recent years to strengthen the organisation...