Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the revenue generated through activities in each of the fisheries harbour centres under the remit of his Department, in 2024 and January and February of 2025, in tabular form. [11861/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, An Daingean (Dingle), Ros An Mhíl (Rossaveel) and Killybegs under statute. My 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.

All income generated by the centres is lodged into the Fishery Harbour Centres Fund. Day-to-day operational and management costs at each Fishery Harbour Centre are financed from this Fund.

My Department prepares annual Fishery Harbour Centre Financial Statements which are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The below table gives the total revenue generated through activities in each of the fisheries harbour centres during 2024, and in January and February of 2025.

The figures supplied in respect of 2024 are draft uncertified figures as the Financial Statements are currently under preparation for certification by the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Financial Statements for 2025 will not be prepared until at least Quarter 1 of 2026.