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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (8 Nov 2018)

Michael Creed: ...,431 KW days for 2018 (when a deduction for fishing in excess of available effort in 2017 of 5777 KW days was taken into account). At the Quota Management Advisory Committee on 23 October last, the SFPA provided that crab effort uptake in the Biologically Sensitive Area (BSA) was at 77.73%. By 30th October, the Department received notice from the SFPA that the uptake figures had...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (10 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: I am not aware if the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has made representations to the Department of Defence or the Naval Service in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy may be aware, the monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Strength (3 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...the Naval Service is to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the European Union. To this end, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has a Service Level Agreement with the Department of Defence. This is intended to ensure efficient enforcement of sea-fisheries law at sea through the support provided by the Naval Service...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the agency responsible for recording landings of fish into Irish Ports. The following table sets out the information provided to me by the SFPA regarding fish landings into Howth Fishery Harbour Centre. Howth FHC Landing Figures 2015-2018 Year Sum of Tonnes Sum of Value in € No. of Landings 2015 4,411 €11,980,496 735 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the agency with responsibility for recording landings of fish (excluding farmed fish) into Irish ports. I am informed by the SFPA that landings of fish (excluding farmed fish) by Irish and other EU vessels into Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre in 2016 and 2017 are as set out in the following table. The tonnage of landings from fish farms...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Development Plan (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Creed: ...will be allocated each year for my Department’s ICT equipment and infrastructure, and Laboratory infrastructure and equipment, for the development of Fisheries Harbours, facilities maintenance and development for Teagasc, Marine Institute, SFPA and BIM, as well as for specific projects with a more limited expenditure timescale.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Issues (26 Jun 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...Defence Forces regarding security matters, including through regular coordination and liaison meetings. My Department, together with the Naval Service and the Air Corps are also working closely with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), who are the competent authority on fishery matters. In addition, the Government Task Force (GTF) on Emergency Planning has been briefed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Data (21 Jun 2018)

Michael Creed: ...is filled Coillte 9 4 0 N/A Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) 14 7 0 N/A Irish National Stud (INS) 7 3 0 N/A Marine Institute 9 4 0 N/A National Milk Agency 14 8 0 N/A Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) 3 ** 0 N/A Teagasc 11 6 0 N/A Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) 19 (a) Where there is full board membership the quorum is 8. (b) Where there are not more than 2 vacancies on...

European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2018: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 May 2018) See 2 other results from this debate

Michael Creed: ...to that of Deputy Murphy O'Mahony, but Deputy Murphy O'Mahony again brought into question the integrity of a State agency. Would we attack the Garda in this House like we feel free and willing to attack the SFPA and to impugn its integrity and its commitment to doing its job right and proper? I do not think we would. We certainly would not do so with the Garda and we should not do so...

European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2018: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2018) See 6 other results from this debate

Mick Wallace: ...Europe or if they are getting a free ride. Whatever about the inadequacy of the statutory instrument, most of the infringements are for pretty straightforward offences. The most recent report from the SFPA cited 23 incidents arising from inspections that led to 42 infringements being investigated. These were mostly to do with inadequate log book record keeping. Giving the inspection...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018) See 7 other results from this debate

...accuracy of the reporting. The control authorities also work together through the European Fisheries Control Agency to co-ordinate their activities. All the operational aspects are done by the SFPA. I cannot discuss that in detail, however, because it is the authority's independent role to perform the operational aspects of law enforcement. A review is under way at European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Issues (10 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...Forces regarding security matters, including through regular coordination and liaison meetings. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (17 Apr 2018)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the agency responsible for recording landings of fish into Irish Ports. The following table sets out the information provided to me by the SFPA regarding fish landings into Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre. Dunmore East FHC Landing Figures 2010-2017 Year Sum of Tonnes Sum of Value in € No. of Landings 2010 8,387 13,671,679 1,129...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: I will get the figures for the Deputy as they run quite contrary to the public perception. There is quite a significant combined effort between the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, and the Naval Service in monitoring all compliance with fishing legislation by both Irish and other EU member state boats in our territorial waters. The figures for boarding and checking of compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Creed: .... Under European food safety law, harvesting of shellfish, such as cockles, for placing on the market must only take place from classified production areas.  The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is Ireland's competent authority for the classification of live bivalve mollusc production areas.  I have no role in relation to this process and, by law, the SFPA is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is statutorily responsible for the collation of data on catch and landing records for sea-fisheries including the mussel seed fishery. The SFPA is independent in the performance of its functions. I will forward the Deputy’s question to the SFPA for attention as appropriate.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: ...Department’s ICT equipment and infrastructure, and Laboratory infrastructure and equipment, for the development of Fisheries Harbours, facilities maintenance and development for Teagasc, Marine Institute, SFPA and BIM, as well as for specific projects with a more limited expenditure timescale.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: ...within the loughs. Discussions in respect of this management agreement are ongoing. In relation to the placement of aquaculture products on the market, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) controls all live bivalve mollusc production areas, including Lough Foyle, to ensure compliance by Ireland with its official control obligations, and compliance by operators with their food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (13 Feb 2018)

Michael Creed: ..., emerging policies & initiatives.  NIFF members are now included on a number of fisheries consultative structures including the Quota Management Advisory Committee, the Industry Science Fisheries Partnership, the SFPA Consultative Committee, the EMFF Operational Programme Monitoring Committee and BIM/Bord Bia Market Advisory Group.  This gives the inshore sector a role...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (23 Jan 2018)

Michael Creed: ...Policy & Management Division of my Department, is responsible for corporate governance oversight of the Marine Institute (MI), Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the independent Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB). The oversight role of the Department in this respect is to ensure that each of the marine agencies is and remains compliant...