Questions

1427. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the development and safety upgrade of Dunmore East Fishery Harbour, in light of ongoing dangerous conditions for vessels and crews during adverse weather conditions; once the planning consent is awarded that the funding for this vital infrastructure is made available and the tendering process is commence…

1428. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to conducting a national audit of pier safety and facilities used by Ireland's inshore fishing communities, in light of ongoing reports of hazardous conditions; if he will ensure direct consultation with fishermen community in the allocation and oversight of pier development funding; and if he will make a stat…

1433. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Brown Crab Working Group will resume with definite quarterly meetings. [58707/25]

1434. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the inshore fishing sector to examine the introduction of a financial assistance scheme or basic income scheme similar to that available to farmers and artists, considering the financial challenges they face and their immense importance to the cultural heritage and t…

672. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 736 of 14 October 2025, if he will clarify the statement “As these operators have access to alternative sources of mussel, it is difficult at present to fully assess the degree to which the incomes of those who fish mussel seed have been affected” given mussel fishermen are reporting that th…

88. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his plan to save the fishing and seafood industry from the impact of the proposed devastating cuts to the mackerel, blue whiting and boarfish quotas; and the financial aid that will be provided to the affected businesses and workers. [54988/25]

112. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his negotiation with the UK Government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall. [54995/25]

124. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his negotiation with the European Commission to secure a bluefin tuna quota for the Irish fishing fleet. [54996/25]

736. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any plans to devise a financial hardship scheme that can assist mussel fishermen who have been without an income since 2022, as no seed mussel settlements have been found large enough to fish in 2023, 2024 and in 2025 to date. [54954/25]

74. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the most recent discussions between the Government and the UK Government on reinstating access for Irish fishers to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; if he is considering taking the matter to international arbitration, given the illegality of this long-standing blockade; and if he will make a statemen…

80. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that only 52 persons have availed of fish assist across the State as of 31 May 2025; and if the Minister of State with responsibility for the marine and his Department officials will now engage with the representative POs for inshore and islands fishermen to discuss a financial support or subsidy scheme for the sec…

102. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department’s plan to build support with his counterparts in the European Union member states for an urgent review of the impact of the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, and the recent 12-year extension of the fisheries component of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK, on the Irish fishing and…

123. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will designate Greencastle harbour as a pelagic landing port for catches over ten tonnes. [32919/25]

482. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider introducing a subsidy scheme for inshore and islands fishermen, similar to those schemes available to farmers over many years. [28496/25]

483. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that the Quota Management Advisory Committee meets soon to agree on the allocation of mackerel and other species. [28497/25]

342. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the first and full year-cost of introducing a €0.20/litre fuel aid support scheme for the Irish fishing fleet for a three month, six month, and 12 month period. [27923/25]

343. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the first and full-year cost of introducing a continuity grant for the Irish inshore fishing fleet, vessels less than 18m, equivalent to 20% of turnover and based on turnover from 2021,2022,2023 and 2024. [27924/25]

344. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the funding allocated to local authorities under the local authority marine infrastructure scheme over the past 15 years, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27925/25]

345. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the funding allocated under the fishery harbour centre and coastal infrastructure development programme over the past 15 years, year by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27926/25]

346. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current annual budget for the Marine Institute in Ireland; the cost of increasing this budget by 5%, 10% and 15% respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27927/25]

347. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual budget allocated to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27928/25]

348. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the preparatory work, stakeholder engagements, and policy priorities concerning fisheries and the marine being planned by his Department in advance of Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; if he will ensure that the issue of the deeply unfair allocation of fish quotas to the Irish fishing fleet with…

349. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current list of support schemes and initiatives for fishermen and sea workers; the initiatives-schemes that are in development and-or are planned to be launched; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27932/25]

350. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the publication timeline for a five-year fisheries sector strategy that will include an examination of the processing sector, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27933/25]

109. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the need to urgently review the relevant parts of Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 that cover the structure and operation of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority to ensure a harmonisation of regulation with the rest of the European Union (details supplied). [25830/25]