Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1682. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of fish exports to Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [28455/17]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1683. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of fish imports from Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [28456/17]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1684. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of fish exports to the UK, excluding Northern Ireland, in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28457/17]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1685. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of fish imports from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28458/17]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1686. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of fish exports to all countries on an annual basis in each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28459/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1682 to 1686, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the tables.

Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

* Figures have been provided by the CSO

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1687. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on targets to increase fish exports in volume and value terms as per Foodwise 2025. [28460/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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While Food Harvest 2020 included a target for total seafood sales of €1 billion by 2020 (export and domestic), Food Wise 2025 does not include a specific export growth (or total sales) target for seafood.

Seafood exports grew by 52% in value terms between 2010 and 2016, from €370 million to €563 million.  Exports decreased by 2% in 2016, arising from a volume decrease of 21%, which was offset by an average increase in unit price of 24%, demonstrating the on-going strength of demand in most key markets. Total seafood sales, including domestic sales of €350 million, were €913 million in 2016, indicating a positive outlook for achievement of the 2020 Food Harvest target of €1 billion in sales.

My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programme was launched in 2016.  That Programme includes a number of key initiatives to foster the growth of seafood sales and to enhance the value added from our fish stocks.  The EMFF Programme is providing €5 million to Bord Bia to enhance its existing seafood promotion work programme, while the Programme is providing €24 million to Bord Iascaigh Mhara to deliver a suite of support schemes to the seafood processing sector.  A Seafood Innovation & Business Planning Scheme supports new product development and other innovation initiatives, together with supports for business planning and market research.  A Seafood Scaling & New Market Development Scheme supports seafood processors to work collectively to develop new markets and route to market structures.  A Seafood Processing Capital Investment Scheme supports capital investment by seafood processors in equipment and premises to enhance the value of seafood raw material through value added processing.