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Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Gallagher: In addition to the ten fire station projects currently approved or under construction, my Department is undertaking a review of all fire station projects that have been proposed, with those in planning, with a view to obtaining the best outcome from the annual fire station construction programme. The proposed new fire station at Freshford, for which contract documents are with my Department,...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (10 Feb 2004)

Pat Gallagher: In addition to the ten fire station projects currently approved or under construction, my Department is undertaking a review of all fire station projects that have been proposed, along with those in planning, with a view to obtaining the best outcome from the annual fire station construction programme. The proposed new fire station at Granard, for which contract documents are with my...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (30 Mar 2004)

Pat Gallagher: As part of the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness initiative, €335,722 was spent in the three year period to end 2002 on awareness campaigns to promote voter registration. Further expenditure of €181,945 was incurred in the same period advertising the supplementary register facility and polling arrangements in the run up to polls. Separate information campaigns were also undertaken to...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (30 Mar 2004)

Pat Gallagher: Applications for approval in principle to proposals for 14 new replacement fire stations were received in my Department in the years 2001-03 and details are set out in table 1. It should be noted that funding decisions are not made until projects are approved to invite tenders. My Department has also initiated a review, with fire authorities, of all proposed station projects, along with those...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (19 Oct 2004)

Pat Gallagher: The Irish Coastguard of my Department operates a station house building programme for coastal units around the coast. The Office of Public Works, OPW, manages this programme for the coastguard. The coastguard and the OPW are together giving top priority to the project for a search and rescue station house at Doolin, County Clare. The position regarding the project is that, while financial...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (19 Oct 2004)

Pat Gallagher: In March 2002, Dungarvan Town Council submitted an application under the marine tourism grant scheme of the national development plan for funding towards a feasibility study for dredging and reclamation works. However, the grant scheme was suspended in December 2002 due to lack of funding and each of the applicants was so notified. No funding was available for the grant scheme in 2003 or in...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (19 Oct 2004)

Pat Gallagher: Following the granting of two aquaculture licences for the bottom cultivation of mussels in Lough Swilly, local oyster fishermen claimed that parts of the licensed areas overlapped with wild oyster beds in the lough. On foot of these complaints, the aquaculture initiative was asked to undertake a survey of the lough. This survey examined the location and size of the oyster beds and sought to...

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Gallagher: The Department has an ongoing safety programme involving an appropriate combination of statutory regulation, enforcement and safety awareness promotion with the aim of achieving the highest level of safety at sea, particularly on fishing vessels. There is a requirement under the Sea Fisheries Amendment Act 2003 that all fishing vessels are in a safe and seaworthy condition before a sea...

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Gallagher: The feasibility of deploying emergency towing vessels, or ETVs, in Irish waters is still under consideration. In 1998 the then Department of the Marine and Natural Resources commissioned a study to investigate the feasibility of deploying ETVs around the coast. Following an assessment of the study, which was published in 1999, it was decided that Ireland should have access to ETV capacity to...

Written Answers — Heritage Projects: Heritage Projects (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Gallagher: The Department's primary role concerning this vessel was to oversee the allocation of the Government's grant funding to ensure construction was completed to the highest possible safety standards and that the vessel undertook its planned trans-Atlantic voyage to north America. At the start of 2003, a consortium comprising Kerry County Council, Tralee Town Council, Shannon Development and Kerry...

Written Answers — Fishing Fleet Modernisation: Fishing Fleet Modernisation (16 Nov 2004)

Pat Gallagher: I understand from the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats, established last year under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, that the vessel concerned, which was lost at sea in 1981, was the subject of an application to the Department in July 2001 under a limited scheme known as the lost at sea scheme. This scheme allowed successful applicants to use the capacity of fishing vessels lost...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (16 Nov 2004)

Pat Gallagher: I understand that Wexford County Council has this year been carrying out extensive strengthening works at Ballycarney Bridge on the River Slaney. These works were scheduled to be completed by the end of September 2004, but at that time the county council advised the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources that additional emergency works were required to prevent further...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (23 Nov 2004)

Pat Gallagher: The Government has consistently ruled out buy-out as an effective means of achieving the restoration of salmon stocks and instead promoted the application of quotas on commercial fishing and bag limits on angling to achieve catch reductions as the best instrument available to achieve this objective. No convincing case has been advanced as to the public good that would be acquired by the State...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (23 Nov 2004)

Pat Gallagher: No financial assistance is available for the setting up of local fishermen's co-operative societies. However, support is available for existing co-operative societies from Bord Iascaigh Mhara, under such measures as the supporting measure programme, the market investment programme and fish handling grants. I will arrange for further information to be forwarded to the Deputy in respect of...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (23 Nov 2004)

Pat Gallagher: Under the Fisheries Acts, it is not illegal to kill pike taken from lakes and rivers. The conservation of pike by-law No. 667 of 1990 however prohibits the taking or killing by any person of more than one pike on any day and the taking or killing by any person of any pike exceeding 3 kg. This by-law also prohibits a person having in his or her possession more than one dead whole pike or,...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (26 Jan 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am aware of the immense importance of the coastal fisheries sector to fishing communities in Ireland. As a first step in bringing effective management and conservation measures to the coastal sector, a scheme for the licensing of traditional pot fishing boats was launched by the previous Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, in 2003. The implementation of the licensing scheme is now nearing...

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (26 Jan 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The recommendation referred to by the Deputy relates to a report on the tragic incident involving the capsizing of a 4.6 m angling boat at Fermoyle Beach, Brandon Bay, County Kerry on 23 September 2003, with the loss of one crew member's life. I convey my sympathies to the family of the victim on this tragic loss. This incident was investigated by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board under...

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (26 Jan 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The draft code of safe practice for recreational craft was issued for public consultation last year and the maritime safety directorate of the Department is evaluating the comments received with the aim of publishing and launching the code in the near future. At the time of publication, the code will be made available to the public through the Department's website and other sources. The...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (26 Jan 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The EU introduced new arrangements for the control of certain pelagic fisheries — horse mackerel, mackerel and north west herring fisheries — in December 2003 which came into effect during 2004. The rules are set down in annex IV of Council Regulation 2287/2003 and were revised for 2005 in annex III, part C of Council Regulation 27/2005. These arrangements include the weighing in the...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (26 Jan 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Responsibility for coast protection rests with the property owner whether it be a local authority or a private individual. In July 2002, the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources requested all coastal local authorities to submit proposals, in order of priority, for consideration in the context of the 2003 to 2006 national coast protection programmes. Waterford County...