786. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal options available to the Government in response to the blocking of Ireland’s invocation of the Hague Preference’s at the EU December 2025 Fisheries Council. [3335/26]
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788. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the type and amounts of seafood that will be imported into the European Union every year under the proposed Mercosur Trade Agreement. [3486/26]
789. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has requested his Department to draft amending legislation to the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. [3487/26]
790. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on Ireland’s efforts to secure a bluefin quota from the European Union for the fishing industry here. [3496/26]
791. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of all European Union fish stocks that was caught in the Irish EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, in each of the years 2005 to 2025. [3497/26]
802. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter raised in correspondence in relation to the proposed 2026 introduction of a recreational bag limit of three pollack per person per day and its potential impact (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3917/26]
809. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on media consultants by Bord Iascaigh Mhara; the dates of the consultancy/ training for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [4049/26]
810. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on media consultants by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority; the dates of the consultancy/ training for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [4050/26]
1800. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the aquaculture and foreshore management division (AFMD) in his Department determines the prioritisation of aquaculture applications requiring appropriate assessment; the criteria used to place bays or applications on its priority list; and if the prioritisation framework is published or communicated to applica…
1801. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the indicative timeframes for the commencement and completion of appropriate assessment (AA) once an application or bay has been prioritised; the reason no start date has been scheduled for AA’s in an area (details supplied) despite their inclusion on a priority list; the steps are being taken to improve transparency and certai…
1805. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the cross-departmental working group focused on navigating the complexities of State aid rules to create a capital funding scheme for non-SMEs in the seafood processing sector. [74641/25]
770. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that the development of Marine Protection Areas should be based on the principle of co-creation whereby all relevant stakeholders are involved in the designation process from the earliest possible stage, as recommended by the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage in their Report on the Pre-Legislati…
757. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licence determinations issued by him and his Department in 2025, in tabular form. [70359/25]
758. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licence applications processed with appropriate assessments completed by the Marine Institute and his Department in 2025, in tabular form. [70360/25]
759. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish an ‘Aquaculture Licensing Plan’ for the sector, similar to the ‘Forestry Licensing Plan 2024’ with key targets, projected licence applications, licence output and turnaround times in order to give certainty to the industry and licence applicants. [70361/25]
98. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the December EU Fisheries Council to mitigate further losses in fish quota to Ireland's fishing fleet; his engagements over recent weeks with his counterparts in other member states to defend our interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66298/25]
166. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if we will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the way in which a financial support scheme will be designed to ensure that the heritage and tradition of inshore fishing can be maintained in coastal communities. [66247/25]
170. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; if he will seek to go to international mediation or arbitration to resolve this long-running injustice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66246/25]
739. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland intends to apply for port listing for our pelagic sector under the newly agreed EU Commission similar to listings already achieved by Denmark and Latvia; if there has been a failure on the part of his Department to take any action to date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66153/25]
311. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will make a decision on the re-opening of the mussel seed fishery in the Long Bank for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64332/25]
312. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licence applications awaiting appropriate assessments at the Marine Institute; if there is a prioritisation system to deal with these applications in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64333/25]
313. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licence applications awaiting determination by his Department; the efforts being made to address delays in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64334/25]
314. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant eligibility for the sustainable aquaculture scheme will be revised given the unreasonable delays in the aquaculture licensing system which is impacting aquaculture producers awaiting licensing renewals and wish to make improvements in their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64335/25]
315. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a funding mechanism to assist aquaculture producers when difficulties arise that is, storm damage, stock losses and biological challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64336/25]
1426. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to establishing a dedicated funding for on-island fisheries infrastructure in line with recommendations (details supplied) to ensure that island communities have access to modern facilities and infrastructure necessary for the sustainability of small-scale island fisheries; and if he will make a statement on t…