Results 61-80 of 2,221 for aquaculture

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (23 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Healy-Rae: 263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of finfish aquaculture licences currently up for renewal in Ireland; the number of finfish aquaculture licences currently that applied for renewal in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51724/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (23 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Healy-Rae: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of finfish aquaculture licences currently up for renewal that have been supplied with all and sufficient environmental assessments that are needed to support the renewal application as required by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51726/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: ..., “Justice & Safety” in the name of C.J. Gaffney. This petition relates to a request from the petitioner for the Government to compensate them out of the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, EMFAF, which the petitioner states was offered at a meeting in Brussels and which the petitioner states is confirmed by the documents and by a radio interview...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (16 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...In addition, following the closure of the schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, work is now underway to develop new schemes for the sector, funded under Ireland’s European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Seafood Development Programme. The €258 million programme will provide a wide range of supports for fishers and the wider development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (8 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...facilitation is provided by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) to the FLAGs under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and a similar programme will be put in place for the FLAGs under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) in the coming months. I will continue to work in supporting the small-scale fishing sector and to help ensure that sustainable, economic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Steven Matthews: Would it make sense to ensure that all activities at sea come under the remit of MARA, including aquaculture licensing? The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is currently responsible for granting aquaculture licences.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (26 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...transition are emerging at European level as part of the review of the Common Fisheries Policy and the associated package of measures to improve the sustainability and resilience of the EU fisheries and aquaculture sector. In agriculture, the focus is on reducing Nitrous Oxide and Methane emissions, while increasing carbon capture and storage and contributing in a positive way to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fuel Prices (26 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a fuel assistance support scheme for the fishing and aquaculture industries similar to such schemes that other European Union members states have implemented, given the increasing price of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46992/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

...towards supporting the green deal and the move to more sustainable practices. Other sources, such as the Cohesion Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, Horizon Europe and the LIFE programme, all also do. We already have various funding streams going into the area. Not all funding should necessarily come from the EU. In...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...carry out important work in the marine environment to protect our coastal natural resources. The programme measures, supported by the budget, will include capital investment on board vessels, marine environmental requirements, control work and investments in aquaculture, as well as support for young fishers, processors and the inshore sector, and a completion of the largest ever...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (11 Oct 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...will be put into farms to make sure every farm is audited. We could start a pilot project in County Louth because we have every type of agriculture there - tillage, grain, sheep, cattle, dairy and we even have aquaculture - to ensure that every single farm has a carbon balance sheet. I am very excited about this. I hope the new research budget will assist in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

...to date, farmers do not routinely record waste and have difficulty in providing estimates of food waste and losses. According to the 2022 EPA report, Food Loss and Waste from Farming, Fishing and Aquaculture in Ireland, in 2021 an estimated 53,000 tonnes of food waste was generated at the primary production stage in Ireland. This represents 7% of the total waste generated, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Properties (10 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Ivana Bacik: 386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board owns properties or sites which are vacant or derelict; if so, the number and addresses of such properties; if they are recorded on the vacancy or dereliction registers; and the reason for which they are vacant, in tabular form. [43601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (3 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department considers applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997, the Foreshore Act 1933 (as amended) and applicable national and EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (3 Oct 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 511. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department and associated State agencies working with the fishing and aquaculture industries in Ireland have set a deadline of 30 October 2023 for drawdown of funding from the Brexit adjustment reserve fund, when the EU regulation states that expenditure needs to be incurred and paid by public authorities by 31...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Sep 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Rose Conway-Walsh: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Brexit aquaculture growth scheme, Brexit blue economy enterprise development scheme and Brexit processing capital support scheme are current or capital expenditure. [42007/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2023) See 2 other results from this answer

Charlie McConalogue: ...development of marine infrastructure and investing in all elements of the seafood supply chain, providing new and growing avenues for inshore catch. Beyond this, my Department’s European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Seafood Development Programme is commencing its implementation. The €258 million programme will provide a wide range of supports for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (27 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...(POs) are funded under a scheme as part of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Programme 2014-2020. Part A of the scheme provides supports of up to €55,000 to groups of fisheries or aquaculture producers working to achieve recognition as a PO. Part B of the scheme supports POs that have been recognised by this Department, up to a maximum of almost €100,000, for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Sep 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional supporting measures that he is considering introducing through the Brexit adjustment reserve fund to assist the Irish fishing, aquaculture and processing industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41513/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...is an important issue, so we must ensure that everyone works together in progressing future offshore opportunities and that all considerations are taken into account. Commercial sea fishing and aquaculture activities are long-standing, pre-existing and traditional activities in the marine environment. The Deputy will agree that our seafood resources are an important national economic...