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Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...have responded in this budget with the largest ever seafood sector budget, up 62% in 2022. This includes funding for schemes under the Brexit adjustment reserve and the seafood sector task force. Funding will also be provided for the upcoming European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, as the budget also includes energy supports for seafood sector businesses. I am very much...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Matt Shanahan: ...of mettle. I believe we need a less juvenile form of politics to address our big issues. Securing our SME businesses and their employment should be a first priority. We should be supporting our agriculture, fishing and aquaculture industries properly, delivering on realisable climate change infrastructure and goals, and delivering the housing, healthcare and regional development that is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Sherlock: ...costs; the way that he intends to avail of the opportunity provided by the European Commission in March 2022 to prioritise European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund supports for these sectors to deal specifically with the ongoing energy crises; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there have been no supports provided to this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...of the seafood sector. I met with representative groups from the industry in July and again last week, and discussed the impacts of the high fuel and energy prices on the profitability of fishing, aquaculture and seafood processing. The challenges facing the industry from the impacts of the Brexit Trade & Co-operation Agreement have been compounded by the energy challenge facing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...with a series of schemes aimed at creating jobs in the seafood sector and in coastal communities, including the €45 million Brexit Seafood Processing Capital Scheme, the €20 million Brexit Sustainable Aquaculture Growth Scheme and €25 million Blue Economy Enterprise Development Scheme. In total, €225m in supports and developmental strategies have been announced...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Programmes (22 Sep 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...(508/2014), which in turn restricts grant aid to the processing sector to SMEs only. Both article 69 of the EMFF Regulation for the 2014-20 period and article 28 of the new European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund Regulation (2021/1139) for the 2021-27 period restrict grant supports for capital investment in seafood processing to SMEs. Under the EU funds available for seafood...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Sep 2022)

Peter Burke: ...of Fisheries Management and Mitigation Strategies as set out in the NMPF. The inception meeting of the group took place on July 20th 2022, and was attended by 17 separate Fisheries and Aquaculture representative bodies, indicating a very positive response by the seafood sector to the commencement of this group. I understand that the group will meet on a monthly basis until the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Aquaculture Industry: Discussion

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Derogation and Nitrates Action Programme: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Jackie Cahill: ...it has major implications for the dairy sector. I thank the witnesses for engaging so constructively with the committee. The next meeting of the committee will consider the challenges facing the aquaculture industry in Ireland.

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...Government is acutely conscious of the impacts across the economy. I recognise that the seafood sector is facing particular challenges, arising from the combination of Brexit and increased energy costs. On 6th July, I met with representatives of the fishing, aquaculture and processing sectors to discuss a number of important issues facing our seafood sector, including Brexit and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (14 Sep 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...for the struggling fish processing and exporting sector in this State, utilising the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund. [44457/22]

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...In the meantime, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has co-ordinated engagement with employer representatives in the seafood sector (including fishing, seafood processing and aquaculture) to advise on the procedures and steps necessary to apply for sectoral access to its Employment Permit scheme and Bord Iascaigh Mhara has been assisting the sector in this regard. I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (14 Jul 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...war on Ukraine. I cannot put this starkly enough, although I appreciate the Minister has met representatives. This is unprecedented. All the fishing organisations nationally, including IFA aquaculture and inshore and offshore representatives, have united and used the strongest language to say they cannot go to sea or meet their responsibilities to the food sector. The EU is not...

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

Charlie McConalogue: .... Further support schemes are anticipated in coming months, with four awaiting State Aid clearance from the European Commission. This includes a voluntary decommissioning scheme, an off register capacity buyout scheme, a capital support scheme for aquaculture, and a liquidity support scheme for fisheries cooperatives.

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

Brendan Griffin: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place measures to speed up the marine licensing process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38530/22]

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

Charlie McConalogue: ...Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Programme 2014-20 has been operating since 2016, supporting the sustainable development of our seafood sector.  The Programme has been providing a wide range of financial supports to fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing enterprises and to enterprises, groups and individuals in coastal communities.  These include supports for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Ms Maria Graham: I understand that in some jurisdictions, the assessment process is centralised and works in a different way. All of our consent regimes have their own EIA process. In the case of aquaculture or forestry, for example, it is incorporated there. That is the choice we have made.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (7 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...has been the principal source of funding in recent years for the sustainable development of our seafood sector. The Programme has been a great success in distributing funding to support our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors with capital investment, innovation, advisory services, training, marketing and Covid supports. At the end of 2021, the last date for which...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (6 Jul 2022)

Mark Daly: ...Kildare. I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on plans to review the aquaculture licence application process to improve processing timeframes. I have also received notice from Senators Lisa Chambers and Paddy Burke of the following matter: The need for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Aquaculture Industry (6 Jul 2022)

Aquaculture Industry