Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1276: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to implement a system of instant electronic logging of all catches and landings made by fishing vessels in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47741/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Ireland was at the forefront of the EU debate on the introduction of electronic logbooks for larger fishing vessels. New rules were agreed that will apply from 1/1/2010 and will give real time access to coastal states such as Ireland to fishing records of vessels in its 200 mile zone. The Department has, in conjunction with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, the Department of Defence and the Naval Service established a Project team to guide the implementation of these provisions in advance of the January 2010 deadline.