Results 41-60 of 204 for sfpa speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (31 Jan 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...fishing industry representatives from the catching (Producer Organisations, National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF) and co-operatives) 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. Detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (6 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues concerning sea fisheries control are, as a matter of law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service. The data requested on fish landings is held by the SFPA and I have referred the Deputy's request to the SFPA for attention and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...) to examine measures to strengthen the management arrangements for the 2022 fishery, within the existing Mackerel policy, for my consideration. A working group made up of industry representatives, SFPA staff and Department staff and was put in place and made recommendations for the management of 2022 Fishery, supported by the QMAC and approved by me. While the measures introduced have...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...new loan scheme are currently in the amount of €17.3 million. Therefore, in order to cover the first tranche of costs for the GSLS additional funding of €4.5 million will be required. The allocation in programme D for the seafood sector has been reduced from €207 million to €199 million. Savings within programme D were identified and used elsewhere within the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...this year. That has been the case for the last few years. In relation to fisheries, some of that €6 million in fisheries is down to an underspend at the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, because staff had not started as early as had been projected. Some of the remainder is around delays, mainly in local authority piers and harbours funding, as well as in the drawdown on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...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. Detailed discussions are held taking account of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...caught within the six nautical-mile limit since September 2021, fish landing data is a matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority. I am forwarding the Deputy's question for direct response by the SFPA.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (13 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...current ports designated and the opening days and times for those ports were decided to allow for Northern Ireland registered vessels to continue to land into Irish ports, while ensuring that the SFPA has the capacity to continue to perform its vital control functions effectively. I can inform the Deputy by way of update that my Department asked the SFPA to examine certain matters...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (6 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...80,304 (salary of an interim CEO) Sea Fisheries Protection Authority Established on 1 January 2007 under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the Ireland’s competent authority and statutory body responsible for enforcement of sea fisheries legislation within Ireland’s 200 mile limit, for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...for the management of the 2022 Fishery which were supported by the QMAC and which I have approved. The management arrangements are available on the Department’s website. The fishery is now open and the SFPA has advised that as of 11th July 2022, 138 tonnes of the 400 tonnes available quota have been landed to date with a corresponding percentage uptake of 34.5%.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (14 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, which is an independent agency as set down in the 2006 Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006. The review report was published by the SFPA in April 2020. It included a total of 46 recommendations which, when implemented, will address issues identified to improve the organisational effectiveness of the SFPA. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (31 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information in relation to the SFPA final outturn for 2021 and 2020 is set out in tabular form below. The queries referred to in the Deputy’s question in relation to the staffing resources relate to operational matters pertaining to the SFPA. Accordingly, I have forwarded the Deputy’s question to the SFPA for direct response. Exchequer Funding Year ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (31 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...for the Irish control authorities.  Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature are exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service.  As Minister, I am expressly precluded from getting involved in operational matters such as this. I have accordingly referred...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (31 May 2022)

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. As the Deputy will be aware, 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 fishery...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...is carried out each month 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. Detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...15 metre fishing boats fishing mackerel by means of hooks and lines is set out in a Fisheries Management Notice for May and the same quantity for June. - The fishery is to be closed by Fisheries Management Notice for any  month when the Department has been advised by the SFPA that the allocated quota has been taken. - Remaining quota to be allocated for subsequent months having...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (11 May 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...hooks and lines will be set out in a Fisheries Management Notice for May. - The fishery is to be closed by Fisheries Management Notice for the month of May when the Department has been advised by the SFPA that 150 tonnes has been taken. - Remaining quota to be allocated across June and subsequent months. Recommendations on per vessel catch limits for June and subsequent months to be made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (11 May 2022)

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 operates by examining in detail the operation of each fishery, available quota and uptake patterns for the different metiers of fishing vessels. There are detailed...