Written answers
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Inland Fisheries
10:00 am
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 272: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number and types of fishing licences issued in County Waterford in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47035/10]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Salmon and eel fishing licences are issued by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in accordance with the Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2010. I have been informed by IFI that the following number and types of licences have been issued in County Waterford from 2005.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Salmon - Commercial Licences | ||||||
| Draft | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Head Weir | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Snap | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Drift | 162 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 183 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Salmon - Angling Licences | ||||||
| One day | 73 | 121 | 156 | 152 | 100 | 80 |
| Annual district | 232 | 442 | 316 | 313 | 330 | 330 |
| Annual national | 88 | 216 | 58 | 107 | 115 | 107 |
| Annual Juvenile | 8 | 62 | 219 | 84 | 35 | 39 |
| 21 day licence | 118 | 542 | 310 | 418 | 400 | 316 |
| Eel Fishing Licences | ||||||
| Basket (baited pot) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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