Written answers

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Aquaculture Data

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the public moneys paid to shellfish aquaculture operators and finfish aquaculture operators from national and EU funds in each of the years 2004 to 2014, inclusive. [39038/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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All payments to aquaculture enterprises from my Department’s budget are made by Bord Iascaigh Mhara. I am advised by Bord Iascaigh Mhara that the amounts in the table below were paid to aquaculture enterprises over the period of this Government.

YearFinfish

Shellfish

2011 124,465 121,835
2012 90,903 100,994
2013 24,851 121,028
2014 72,807 283,168

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed full time and part time by finfish operators and shellfish operators in each of the years 2004 to 2014. [39039/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Bord Iascaigh Mhara that employment in finfish and shellfish aquaculture enterprises since this Government took office was as presented in the tables below.

Finfish

Full-time

Part-time

Shellfish

Full-time

Part-time
2011 119 62 2011 480 1,020
2012 199 66 2012 473 975
2013 140 75 2013 439 1,162
2014 123 84 2014 434 1,179

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