Written answers

Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Department of Agriculture and Food

Fishing Vessel Authorisation

10:00 pm

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 409: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of fishing days a company (details supplied) in County Donegal has been allocated in Areas 6A and 7A for 2009; the reason this company has not been informed to date; if he will acknowledge that the owners of this company have been making repayments on their initial outflow since the beginning of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8728/09]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The vessel in question has been issued an authorisation allowing a certain number of days fishing based on its track record for the type of fishing gear used in areas VIa and VIIa during the reference period used (2005 to 2008) in line with the requirements of EU Regulations 43/2009 and 1342/2008. The current calculation of the number of fishing days allocated to all vessels has been done on a pilot basis only for the period up to the end of April. I am willing to consider amendments to the methodology employed for the allocation of days where such amendments are proposed by the Federation of Irish Fishermen (FIF) within the legal framework that has been established.

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