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- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: The question of how best to manage the future fishing for wild Atlantic salmon is being reviewed in the context of setting the total allowable catch, TAC, for 2006. I am awaiting the advice of the National Salmon Commission in this regard and while it is disappointing that it did not arrive at a consensus at its meeting last week, I hope it can reconvene in time to submit appropriate advice...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: Irish, EU and other international scientists collaborate on an ongoing basis in order to provide detailed assessments of the biological status of all relevant fish stocks, including those that are found around the Irish coast. Scientists from the Marine Institute, the agency charged with marine research and development in Ireland, participate extensively in this work. This co-ordinated work...
- Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: There are four current cases in which the European Commission has initiated court action or infringement proceedings against Ireland in relation to alleged overfishing or inadequate implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP. Of these cases, the European Court of Justice, ECJ, has issued a recent judgment against Ireland in respect of one case, while the Commission has issued a...
- Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: Under the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, each member state has delegated responsibility to manage its quotas as it sees fit. The system of allocating the quotas differs widely from member state to member state. Ireland allocates the fishing quotas for defined periods of time while other member states divide the national quota between fishing representative organisations or to individual...
- Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 128 and 166 together. The Court of Justice of the European Communities in case C-38/05 entered a judgment in December 2005 against Ireland which related to the provision of catch and fishing effort reports for the years 1999 and 2000. However, in so far as these reports are concerned, the Department had prior to that judgment submitted these to the Commission,...
- Written Answers — Fish Quotas: Fish Quotas (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: I met Commissioner Borg, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs yesterday with Minister Dempsey and advised him of information provided to the Department in relation to undeclared landings of mackerel by Irish fishing vessels landing into Scotland. The Commission is examining the information provided. Necessary actions, including a reduction in Ireland's 2006 mackerel quota, and...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: The National Development Plan 2000-2006 provides for an investment of â¬84.35 million over the period of the plan for the development and construction of fishery harbour and related facilities at key strategic fishery harbours and the construction and improvement of berthage at smaller harbours and landing places, with a key role in maintaining jobs in fishing, aquaculture and ancillary...
- Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: Under the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, each member state has delegated responsibility to manage its quotas as it sees fit. The system of allocating the quotas differs widely from member state to member state. Ireland allocates the fishing quotas for defined periods of time while other member states divide the national quota between fishing representative organisations or to individual...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: While there remains a surplus of salmon returning to Irish rivers, the Government has accepted the scientific advice that reductions in the overall fishing effort are required in order to sustain and rebuild salmon stocks nationwide. The question of how best to manage future fishing for wild Atlantic salmon is being reviewed at present in the context of setting the total allowable catch for...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: The management of the wild salmon and sea trout tagging scheme is an operational matter for the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards. I am advised by the Central Fisheries Board that the database used to manage the issue of tags used under the scheme is not configured to record the number of tags returned to the fisheries boards. The database is optimally configured to give information on...
- Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: The Galway fishery is owned by the Central Fisheries Board and is operated and managed by the Western Regional Fisheries Board. There are no plans to change this arrangement. The Government has decided that a fundamental restructuring of the inland fisheries sector is required. As part of this process the Government decided to re-engage the consultants who undertook the review of the sector...
- Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: Permission under the Planning and Development Acts is not required for offshore wind farms. A person who proposes to carry out such a development must, however, apply for a lease under the Foreshore Acts in respect of the area concerned. An application for a foreshore lease for a proposed offshore wind farm must be accompanied by detailed plans and drawings and an environmental impact...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: As previously advised to the House, the enforcement of the European and national regulations prohibiting the taking of undersized and v-notched lobsters forms part of the inshore fisheries conservation work routinely carried out by the Department's sea fisheries protection officers. The Department is in the process of recruiting additional sea fishery officers and this will no doubt result in...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: The ban on the use of deep water gill-nets requires the removal of such nets from the areas covered by the ban by 1 February 2006. The Naval Service is responsible for policing the ban within the Irish exclusive fisheries zone, EFZ, and monitors fishing activity in this zone to ensure the banned gear is not deployed. New EU rules came into force on 1 January 2006 which require that gill-nets...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: All tender competitions conducted by the Marine Institute observe Government procurement guidelines. The Marine Institute was successful in tendering for the following research projects: 2002 1.Biological Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms off the West Coast of Ireland (in partnership with NUIG and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, USA 2.Isolation and purification of...
- Written Answers — Research Vessels: Research Vessels (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: The running costs, including shore technical support costs and overheads such as insurance etc., for both vessels, as set out in the reply to the Deputy of 4 October 2005, were met from the Exchequer grant-in-aid to the Marine Institute. However, of the costs of â¬5,015,471 â 2004 operating costs â the following amounts were offset from EU sources: Celtic Explorer Celtic Voyager ...
- Written Answers — Marine Institute: Marine Institute (21 Feb 2006)
John Browne: No recent evaluation of the two research vessels has been carried out either by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources or by the Comptroller and Auditor General. The question of carrying out such evaluations is kept under review.
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (22 Feb 2006)
John Browne: I am advised by the Eastern Regional Fisheries Board that it issued 26 commercial wild salmon and sea trout fishing licences for the Dublin district, comprising the area from Skerries to Wicklow Head and including Dublin Bay, in 2005. This comprised ten drift net and 16 draft net licences. I understand licence holders can fish throughout the district, in accordance with the conditions of...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (28 Feb 2006)
John Browne: The information sought by the Deputy is contained in EU logbook returns by the vessels concerned, which is submitted to the Department under EU legislation. I am advised by the Attorney General's office that logbook data is personal information and that the relevant legislative provisions on data protection apply. Accordingly, I am not in a position to provide information on a vessel specific...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (28 Feb 2006)
John Browne: The information sought by the Deputy is being compiled and will be transmitted directly to him at an early date.