Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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791. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full year costs, if the number of sea fisheries officers within Sea Fisheries Protection Authority increased by 50%. [39147/25]

Timmy Dooley (Clare, 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. The SFPA promotes compliance with the EU Common Fisheries Policy, sea-fisheries law and food safety law relating to fish and fish products, verifies compliance and, where necessary, enforces it.

The budget allocation for the SFPA for 2025 is €26.027 m.

The annual budget allocation enables the SFPA to continue to meet its National and EU obligations as Ireland's Competent Authority for the enforcement of sea fisheries and seafood safety law.

The Deputy’s query in relation to the staffing resources relates to operational matters pertaining to the SFPA. Accordingly, I have forwarded the Deputy’s question to the SFPA for direct response.