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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (11 Jul 2018)

Seán Kyne: On 8 July, I published new Guidelines for Dog Breeding Establishments. These have been put in place in accordance with the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and will come into effect on 1 January 2019. These Guidelines are available on the following . When developing these Guidelines, my Department took into account responses received though a public consultation process. Some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (10 Jul 2018)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the State agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources.I have been informed by IFI that they have no records on this matter and no communication was received in relation to a loss of eels or elvers at the Ennistymon falls in County Clare. IFI operate an elver monitoring trap at the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (10 Jul 2018)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the state agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources.  IFI manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis as each of Ireland’s 147 salmon rivers (including river sections and estuaries) has its own genetically unique stock of salmon. IFI is supported in its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (10 Jul 2018)

Seán Kyne: My Department will bring the Deputy's query to the attention of the agencies under the aegis of the Department asking them to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Licences (5 Jul 2018)

Seán Kyne: A State Licence is required to fish for salmon and sea trout and is issued by Inland Fisheries Ireland. There are no property rights attaching to such public licences. The ESB issue a permit to fish on waters managed by them and no property right attaches to this either.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (5 Jul 2018)

Seán Kyne: My Department publishes statistics in respect of the range of dog control responsibilities of local authorities, including the number of dogs euthanised in local authority pounds. Information up to and including 2017 is available on my Department’s website at the following link . I am pleased to note that the total number of dogs euthanised in 2017 in local authority pounds was 996, a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (4 Jul 2018)

Seán Kyne: My Department provides funding to the organisation in question under the Scheme to Support National Organisations and the funding scheme for members of the Community and Voluntary Pillar. My Department does not provide programme funding for rural training. The Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) has a primary focus on the provision of core funding to national...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (3 Jul 2018)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 435 and 436 together. The 2015 Energy White Paper envisages that, for the medium term, gas will remain a critical component of our electricity generation mix as we transition to a low carbon energy system. In this context, there may be a role for carbon capture and storage (CCS). Subject to commercial and technical considerations, CCS could facilitate...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Brexit Issues (3 Jul 2018)

Seán Kyne: My colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Simon Coveney, T.D., has the primary responsibility for leading on Brexit negotiations, and my Department is contributing on an ongoing basis to discussions, and is providing policy advice relevant to its remit, as and when required. The comprehensive document “Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: Ireland’s Eel Management Plan (EMP), including the closure of commercial fishing, was approved, in 2009, by the European Commission under EU Regulation 1100/2007. Fishing for eel was by way of public licence and therefore the issue of compensation does not arise. However, I directed my officials to engage with the European Commission in relation to Ireland's proposals to fund a support...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fish Farming (27 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 to 231, inclusive, together. I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that a comprehensive report in relation to the fish farm escape at Glinsk in Mulroy Bay has not yet been received. Biological samples (tissue) of a number of the escaped farmed fish were provided by IFI to University College Cork for genetic analysis.  Scale samples...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (20 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: The Charities Regulator is an independent authority and was established in October 2014 under the Charities Act 2009. The key functions of the Regulator are to establish and maintain a public register of charitable organisations operating in Ireland and ensure their compliance with the Charities Acts. I have no function in this matter. In line with section 40 of the Charities Act...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: There is no expenditure from my Department either directly or indirectly to universities and other institutions for courses connected to exploration or extraction of fossil fuels and the petroleum industry. The Department administers a scheme granting a limited number of scholarships  to students undertaking taught Master of Science (MSc) Degrees in topics of relevance to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Petroleum and Gas Exploration (19 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: In addition to revenue from Corporation Tax, and royalty payments where applicable, in respect of production from the four commercial gas fields (Kinsale Head, Ballycotton, Seven Heads and Corrib), the State derives revenue from petroleum exploration and production authorisation acreage rental fees, together with application fees. The aim of these fees is to help meet costs incurred by my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Maritime Spatial Planning (19 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: The ‘Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland's Marine Resource’ (INFOMAR) is a joint venture between Geological Survey of Ireland and the Marine Institute. The programme concentrates on creating a range of integrated mapping products of the physical, chemical and biological features of the seabed in the near-shore area. The primary use of the data is in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (19 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: The Salmon Hardship Scheme was introduced following a Government decision in 2006 to cease the commercial salmon mixed stock fishery for conservation reasons. Under this scheme, €25 million was targeted at commercial salmon fishermen, who were active in the fishery at the time, and funding was provided to fishermen for them to permanently cease fishing and diversify into new activity....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fishing Industry (19 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: Ireland’s Eel Management Plan (EMP), including the closure of commercial fishing, was approved, in 2009, by the European Commission under EU Regulation 1100/2007. Fishing for eel was by way of public licence and therefore the issue of compensation does not arise. However, I directed my officials to engage with the European Commission in relation to Ireland's proposals to fund a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: My Department commenced the process of preparing the 2018 Dormant Accounts Fund Action Plan in February of this year.  In order to initiate the process, I wrote to Ministers in February requesting that their Departments identify potential projects or programmes which might be included in the Action Plan.  Following the receipt of initial proposals from other Departments and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: Section 9 of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 requires each local authority to establish and maintain a register of dog breeding establishments situated in their respective functional areas. It is a legal requirement that any persons intending to operate such establishments must apply to their local authority for inclusion in the register. The local authority assesses the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: My Department commenced the process of preparing the 2018 Dormant Accounts Fund Action Plan in February this year.  In order to initiate the process, I wrote to Ministers in February requesting that their Departments identify potential projects or programmes which might be included in the Action Plan.  Following the receipt of initial proposals from other Departments and...