Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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1572. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of landings at Dingle and Castletownbere ports from Irish and non-Irish vessels for each of the 36 months from January 2018 to December 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42372/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. The Department became responsible for the Fishery Harbour Centres in October 2007. The Fishery Harbour Centres were established under the Fishery Harbour Centre Act 1968 (as amended) as centres in which to promote and develop sea fishing activities.

The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) was established under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Act 2006 and is responsible (in conjunction with the Irish Naval Service) for the control and enforcement of Fisheries legislation. In this regard, the SFPA is the single legal competent authority responsible for the collection and reporting of fish landings into Ireland.

I have forwarded your question to the SFPA and have asked them to revert directly to the Deputy with the information requested.

Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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1573. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish and non-Irish vessels landing fish at Dingle and Castletownbere ports for each of the 36 months from January 2018 to December 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42373/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. The Department became responsible for the Fishery Harbour Centres in October 2007. The Fishery Harbour Centres were established under the Fishery Harbour Centre Act 1968 (as amended) as centres in which to promote and develop sea fishing activities.

The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) was established under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Act 2006 and is responsible (in conjunction with the Irish Naval Service) for the control and enforcement of Fisheries legislation. In this regard, the SFPA is the single legal competent authority responsible for the collection and reporting of fish landings into Ireland.

I have forwarded your question to the SFPA and have asked them to revert directly to the Deputy with the information requested.

Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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1574. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value expressed in Euro of fish landed at Dingle and Castletownbere ports from Irish and non-Irish vessels for each of the 36 months from January 2018 to December 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42374/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute.  The Department became responsible for the Fishery Harbour Centres in October 2007.  The Fishery Harbour Centres were established under the Fishery Harbour Centre Act 1968 (as amended) as centres in which to promote and develop sea fishing activities.

The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) was established under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Act 2006 and is responsible (in conjunction with the Irish Naval Service) for the control and enforcement of Fisheries legislation. In this regard, the SFPA is the single legal competent authority responsible for the collection and reporting of fish landings into Ireland.

I have forwarded your question to the SFPA and have asked them to revert directly to the Deputy with the up to date figures requested.  In the meantime, I wish to advise the Deputy that the SFPA publish Annual Statistics relating to landings in Irish ports and by Irish sea fishing vessels.  These statistics are available on their website at www.sfpa.ie/Statistics/Annual-statistics/Annual-Statistics.

Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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1575. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bailiffs operating at Dingle and Castletownbere ports for the purposes of monitoring fish landings from Irish and non-Irish vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42375/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. My role as Minister relates solely to corporate governance.

The information requested with respect to the staffing levels operating at Dingle and Castletownbere ports is an operational matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority.I have accordingly referred the Deputy's queries to the SFPA for attention and direct reply.

Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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1576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the operational guidelines for weighing fish landings for each of Irish and non-Irish vessels in Dingle and Castletownbere ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42376/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature are exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service. As Minister, I am expressly precluded from getting involved in operational matters.

I have accordingly referred the Deputy's queries to the SFPA for attention and direct reply.