Results 121-140 of 5,685 for speaker:Pat Gallagher in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. The Marine Institute carries out a comprehensive programme of monitoring and control of sea lice at marine finfish farms, on behalf of the Department. This entails inspections and sampling, at all sites containing fish, 14 times per annum; twice per month during March, April and May and monthly for the remainder of the year except...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: It is mandatory for all EU countries under the EC Council Directive 97/70/EC of 11 December 1997, as amended, to have the protocol in operation. The provisions of the directive lay down harmonised standards for seagoing fishing vessels of 24 m in length and over in so far as the annexe to the Torremolinos Protocol applies. Regulations were put in place in 1998 to implement the directive into...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Primary responsibility for the management of canals rests with Waterways Ireland, which is a North-South implementation body established under the British-Irish Agreement Acts, and operates under the aegis of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. While I understand that Waterways Ireland and the Central Fisheries Board work together to promote angling along the canals in...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Sections 7, 9, as amended by section 81 of the Electoral Act 1963, and 10 of the Harbours Act 1946 govern the holding of harbour elections and the appointment of local authority members to harbour authorities. Section 19 of the Harbours Act 1946 specifies the grounds on which a person shall be disqualified from being appointed to a harbour authority. There are no plans to amend these sections...

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As I recently advised the House I am reviewing a number of issues in regard to the establishment of the Adventure Activities Standards Authority, AASA, in light of the decision made in 2003 to create a single agency responsible for all elements of marine safety and emergency response services. In making a decision I intend to set out the reasons and the relevant information which informs the...

Written Answers — Passenger Boat Licences: Passenger Boat Licences (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: In January 2003 a new licensing regime was introduced for passenger boats that carry 12 passengers or less. This new regime complemented the existing licensing regime for the larger passenger vessels, which carry more than 12 passengers. Under both of these regimes the Department undertakes a variety of control measures, including detailed vessel surveys and unannounced operational...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (23 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2005, SI No. 72 of 2005, which I signed on 16 February last, authorises the issue of commercial salmon fishing licences by regional fisheries boards and prescribes the criteria under which those licences may be issued. The provisions of this order, which replaces the Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 1980 and subsequent amendments, implement, in as...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (23 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Knockadoon pier is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its repair and maintenance rests with the local authority in the first instance. In July 2003 Cork County Council made an application to the Department for funding to carry out works at Knockadoon slipway at an estimated cost of €94,500. There was no funding available in 2003 or 2004 for these works. The question of...

Written Answers — Fishing Licences: Fishing Licences (23 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Under the Fisheries Acts, any person fishing for salmon is permitted to do so only when in possession of a valid salmon fishing licence issued by a regional fisheries board. Under the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959, as amended by the Fisheries Act 1980, it is a matter for the courts to decide if a person convicted of fishing offences should be disqualified from holding a salmon fishing...

Written Answers — Fishing Licences: Fishing Licences (23 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Government has consistently ruled out buy-out as an effective means of achieving the restoration of salmon stocks and has instead, since 2002, 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. Furthermore, no convincing case has been advanced as to the public good that...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (23 Mar 2005)

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

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I presume the Deputy's question relates to commercial salmon fishing licences, which, under the Fisheries Acts, are an operational matter for which the regional fisheries boards — in this case the Southern Regional Fisheries Board — are responsible. I am advised by the board that there are two main river catchments with commercial fisheries in County Waterford. These are the River...

Written Answers — Salmon Fishing Licences: Salmon Fishing Licences (12 Apr 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Government has consistently ruled out buyout as an effective means of achieving the restoration of salmon stocks and has instead, since 2002, 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. Moreover, no convincing case has been advanced as to the public good that...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (12 Apr 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I indicated to the House in my reply to a question on 8 March on the subject of the establishment of a European coastguard that a draft directive of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of sanctions for infringements, which is under consideration, calls for the Commission to undertake a feasibility study of the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (12 Apr 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Responsibility for coastal protection rests with the property owner, whether it be a local authority or a private individual. In July 2002 the Department requested all coastal local authorities to submit proposals, in order of priority, for consideration in the context of the 2003-06 national coastal protection programmes. Sligo County Council submitted a proposal for coastal protection works...

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (12 Apr 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The incident that the Deputy refers to occurred off Buncrana slipway when a car was pushed into the water. It was not known initially that the car was unoccupied. When tasked by Malin Head coastguard, the RNLI local operations manager selected the inshore lifeboat to respond to the incident. The RNLI says it decided to use the inshore lifeboat instead of the all-weather lifeboat due to the...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (12 Apr 2005)

Pat Gallagher: There was only one contractor employed in the development of the pier on the Dingle Harbour development project in 2000 and 2001. Irish Enco Construction Limited was awarded the contract on 2 November 1999 following a tender process. The amount paid to Irish Enco Construction Limited for the project was £2,759,586.04, €3,503,951.48, including VAT. This figure included the works as...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (12 Apr 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I have appointed the person referred to by the Deputy as a director of Dundalk Port Company with effect from 5 April 2005. The principal reason for the delay in making this appointment is that neither Dundalk Port Company nor Dundalk Urban District Council informed the Department of the nomination until recently.

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (12 Apr 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I understand Cork County Council has drawn up revised proposals for the tidal barrage. It will be necessary for the local authority to apply for planning permission for the revised proposals. Following completion of the planning process, further consideration will be given to the application made to the Department for the necessary foreshore consent.

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (12 Apr 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The allocation of the funding available under the 2005 coastal protection programme is under consideration and a decision will be made in the near future.