Written answers
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Fishing Vessel Licences
10:00 pm
Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number and types of fishing licences issued in Dublin in each of the past five years; and to date in 2011. [5923/11]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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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 am advised that the numbers and types of licences that have been issued by IFI (and the former Eastern Regional Fisheries Board) in Dublin from 2006 onwards are as set out in the following table:
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 (to date) | |
| Salmon - Commercial Licences | ||||||
| Draft | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drift | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salmon - Angling Licences | ||||||
| One day | 8 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 5 |
| Annual district | 71 | 69 | 101 | 121 | 117 | 34 |
| Annual national | 289 | 232 | 407 | 353 | 369 | 116 |
| Annual Juvenile | 7 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 35 | 7 |
| 21 day licence | 59 | 61 | 52 | 66 | 62 | 21 |
| Foyle area extension | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 434 | 380 | 606 | 577 | 614 | 184 |
| Eel Fishing Licences | ||||||
| Long Line | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coghill net | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fyke net | 12 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eel Trap | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crib | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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