Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of fishing boats registered; the estimated number employed on same; and the estimated number of onshore jobs in fish processing and related activities. [3668/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Registrar General of Fishing Boats is charged with maintaining the Register of Fishing Boats and publishes a Register report of Irish vessels on the Department's website under Sea Fisheries/Irish Sea Fishing Fleet Register/Register Report. The total number of vessels on the Sea Fishing Boat Register as at 11/1/2010 was 2,094. The Register report is updated weekly.

In relation to the estimated numbers employed in the fishing fleet and in fish processing, relevant statistics were published in the EU Seafood Development Operational Programme 2007-2013. It stated that 4,987 were employed in the fishing fleet, of which 3,924 were full time and 1,063 were part time and 2,867 were employed in fish processing of which 2,205 were full time and 662 were engaged on a part-time/casual basis. 1,185 were employed including part time, in ancillary activities.