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Wednesday, 7 June 2006

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Regional Fisheries Boards

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Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the allocation of moneys for each regional fisheries board for each of the past five years; the percentage allocated to salary, pensions and administrative work; the actual budget available for management, development, protection and improvement of inland fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21789/06]

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Fisheries Acts, primary responsibility for the management, conservation, protection, development and improvement of inland fisheries rests with the regional fisheries boards. Funding is allocated directly to each fisheries board from the vote of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

These funds are applied by the fisheries boards towards their statutory functions of conservation, management, development, protection improvement of Inland fisheries in each of the regions according to their needs. The fisheries boards also generate their own resources from revenue streams such as sale of licences, permits etc, and these funds are reinvested in the execution of their functions. Their ability to generate revenues varies in accordance with their operations. The following tables, as supplied by each individual board, indicate the budget and allocation of moneys for the period 2001-2005.

Board: South Western Regional Fisheries Board
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Exchequer 2,929,090 2,002,933 1,794,792 1,913,614 1,847,040
External 671,201 498,913 384,901 221,621 345,488
Total 3,600,291 2,501,846 2,179,693 2,135,235 2,192,528
Salaries 1,721,804 1,483,621 1,345,408 1,417,898 1,360,239
As a percentage of exchequer funding 58.7% 74% 74.9% 74% 73.6%
As a percentage of total 47.8% 59.3% 61.7% 66.4% 62%
Pensions 127,632 117,767 112,096 98,551 92,384
As a percentage of exchequer funding 4.3% 5.9% 6.2% 5.1% 5%
As a percentage of total 3.5% 4.7% 5.1% 4.6% 4.2%
Admin Expend 403,989 407,449 377,487 436,903 408,334
Other Expend 1,346,866 493,009 344,702 181,883 331,571
Source of Data: SWRFB
Board: Northern Regional Fisheries Board
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Exchequer 2,596,823 2,059,450 1,949,439 2,207,030 2,131,927
External 374,292 755,920 297,819 261,102 386,994
Total 2,971,115 2,815,370 2,247,258 2,468,132 2,518,921
Salaries 1,870,009 1,674,139 1,540,511 1,799,590 1,572,985
As a percentage of exchequer funding 72% 81% 79% 82% 74%
As a percentage of total 63% 59% 69% 73% 62%
Pensions 162,297 78,326 131,977 102,128 90,614
As a percentage of exchequer funding 6% 4% 7% 5% 4%
As a percentage of total 5% 3% 6% 4% 3.6%
Admin Expend 582,512 666,840 506,649 547,979 631,665
Other Expend 356,297 396,065 68,121 18,435 223,656
Source of Data: NRFB
Board: Southern Regional Fisheries Board
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Exchequer 2,420,810 1,917,801 1,752,603 1,913,614 1,776,285
External 367,463 488,691 315,620 221,621 209,320
Total 2,788,273 2,406,492 2,068,223 2,135,235 1,985,605
Salaries 1,441,476 1,316,505 1,274,913 1,262,244 1,184,643
As a percentage of exchequer funding 60% 69% 73% 66% 67%
As a percentage of total 52% 55% 62% 59% 60%
Pensions 102,761 160,542 75,908 98,096 72,541
As a percentage of exchequer funding 4% 8% 4% 5% 4%
As a percentage of total 4% 7% 4% 5% 4%
Admin Expend 498,245 353,229 314,511 553,266 353,916
Other Expend 745,791 576,216 420,891 221,629 374,505
Source of Data: SRFB
Board: Shannon Regional Fisheries Board
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Exchequer 2,940,469 2,434,750 2,422,462 2,664,688 3,056,002
External 665,996 430,434 403,519 297,411 346,083
Total 3,606,435 2,865,184 2,825,981 2,962,099 3,402,085
Salaries 1,982,125 1,794,163 1,645,051 1,678,526 1,614,188
As a percentage of exchequer funding 54.96% 62.62% 58.21% 56.67% 46.54%
As a percentage of total 67.41% 73.69% 67.91% 62.99% 51.81%
Pensions 125,097 88,119 211,615 181,043 87,283
As a percentage of exchequer funding 3.47% 3.08% 7.49% 6.11% 2.57%
As a percentage of total 4.25% 3.62% 8.74% 6.79% 2.86%
Admin Expend 461,967 366,437 408,702 503,017 341,612
Other Expend 1,037,246 616,465 560,613 599,513 1,389,923
Source of Data: ShRFB
Board: Western Regional Fisheries Board
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Exchequer 3,296,166 2,739,274 2,609,353 2,687,663 2,878,782
External 1,089,210 979,023 1,211,687 991,216 1,005,772
Total 4,385,376 3,718,297 3,821,040 3,678,879 3,884,554
Salaries 2,435,063 2,289,531 2,239,881 2,321,761 2,158,335
As a percentage of exchequer funding 74% 84% 86% 86% 75%
As a percentage of total 56% 62% 59% 63% 56%
Pensions 157,313 154,583 307,445 186,271 84,169
As a percentage of exchequer funding 5% 6% 12% 7% 3%
As a percentage of total 4% 4% 8% 5% 2%
Admin Expend 473,052 463,775 454,312 444,117 390,607
Other Expend 591,711 492,483 509,629 548,613 1,045,409
Source of Data: WRFB
Board: Eastern Regional Fisheries Board
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Exchequer 2,822,034 2,065,216 1,854,389 2,286,528 2,163,960
External 520,798 518,286 285,730 248,210 251,135
Total 3,342,832 2,583,502 2,140,119 2,534,738 2,415,095
Salaries 1,922,804 1,743,829 1,599,235 1,596,836 1,474,406
As a percentage of exchequer funding 68% 84% 86% 70% 68%
As a percentage of total 58% 67% 75% 63% 61%
Pensions 270,422 63,291 59,072 86,002 46,048
As a percentage of exchequer funding 10% 3% 3% 4% 2%
As a percentage of total 8% 2% 3% 3% 2%
Admin Expend 309,795 282,272 252,572 346,668 318,747
Other Expend 839,811 494,110 229,240 505,232 575,894
Source of Data: ERFB
Board: North Western Regional Fisheries Board
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Exchequer 2,811,223 2,126,665 1,947,490 2,245,267 2,233,871
External 872,494 764,739 567,220 407,792 422,340
Total 3,683,717 2,891,404 2,514,710 2,653,059 2,656,211
Salaries 2,089,779 1,887,809 1,675,100 1,668,018 1,552,755
As a percentage of exchequer funding 74% 89% 86% 74% 70%
As a percentage of total 57% 65% 67% 63% 58%
Pensions 80,767 78,146 73,051 55,829 48,403
As a percentage of exchequer funding 3% 4% 4% 2% 2%
As a percentage of total 2% 3% 3% 2% 2%
Admin Expend 338,636 361,719 317,902 304,202 190,434
Operations Expend 402,057 367,561 339,331 449,427 343,869
Source: NWRFB.

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