610. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether engine replacement or re-engineering projects are currently eligible for grant aid under any BIM-administered EMFAF scheme; if not, the reason they are not eligible; whether consideration is being given to introducing a dedicated support scheme to assist fishers in upgrading to more fuel-efficient engines; and if he will make a st…
Topics / Fishing Industry
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFishing Industry
197 questions from 39 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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188 written, 9 oral
39
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 11 |
| April 2025 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 9 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 32 |
| February 2026 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 10 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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44. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking at EU level to secure increased fishing opportunities and quota allocations for the Irish fishing fleet. [70327/26]
58. 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; and if he will seek international mediation or arbitration to resolve this long running injustice, that has cost our fleet millions of euro each year. [70176/26]
144. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion and estimated tonnage of recreational pollack removals used in the relevant ICES assessment that were attributable to Irish waters and anglers; the Irish data and IMREC findings used and the weight afforded to them; the reason the three pollack limit was introduced before the full IMREC dataset and socioeconomi…
156. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the three pollack daily recreational limit will be reviewed before the 2027 fishing negotiations; if the review will consider updated IMREC data, 2026 commercial and bait catches, socioeconomic evidence and Irish stock research; if its findings will be published; whether Ireland will seek an amendment to Article 12 of Council Regulation…
157. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 21 May 2026, the scientific evidence on recreational pollack catches used in negotiating Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU) 2026/249; the extent to which it relied on data from France, southern England or ICES Division 8a; the way in which its relevance to Irish inshore rod and …
326. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on ongoing work to secure a national quota for bluefin tuna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53798/26]
27. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the average processing timelines for foreshore licence applications; the measures that are being introduced to reduce delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51498/26]
84. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to improve the efficiency of the foreshore licence application process; his plans to increase staffing or technical resources within his Department to address existing delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51497/26]
653. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of activity of EU registered pelagic freezer trawlers inside the Irish EEZ over the period April-June, 2026; the monitoring and inspections of these vessels that has taken place over the same period April-June; and if he will provide information on the reported landings made by these vessels including any bycatch of bo…
382. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme, if he will clarify whether the purpose of the scheme is to offset fuel costs already borne by fishing vessel owners or to offset current and future fuel costs; if guidelines are issued to beneficiaries of the scheme, outlining that share fishers working o…
583. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of the ongoing crisis in the fishing sector and its devastating impact on coastal and inland fishing communities, if he will update the Dáil on the progress of the new Fishing Task Force; if he will confirm whether the Task Force has met as scheduled; and if he will outline the current status of its work and the timeline for …
423. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has examined the introduction of a time limited inshore weather and safety compensation scheme for active inshore fishing vessels affected by prolonged unsafe sea conditions, reduced safe fishing days and climate driven weather disruption; whether Met Éireann, the Marine Institute or any other relevant bod…
762. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the eligibility criteria for aquaculture producers and vessel owners under the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme, including the requirement for vessels to be on the Irish fleet register; if alternative criteria will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45932…
284. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the hardship the pollack three fish restrictions per 24 hour period will cause the fishing angling vessels nationwide given that the sea angling business is critical to so many in our coastal communities; if he has considered other fishing opportunities for this sector, including exploring …
896. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the combined landing dues, levies for pelagic stocks landings into Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre for the period 2019 to 2025; if he will provide the levies for exporting of pelagic stocks by freezer vessels for the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39285/26]
84. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work with his ministerial colleagues and the relevant Departments to introduce a financial stabilisation scheme for inshore fishermen similar to the basic income scheme available to artists. [35020/26]
151. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide information on the fuel support scheme that will be made available to fishermen. [35070/26]
176. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether FLAG funding for the North West has been paused; whether funding will be made available for Fanad lighthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35411/26]
707. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sea-fisheries ice plants currently operated by or for his Department; the location of each; the operating agency or body; the date established; and the quantity of ice supplied per annum for past five years, in tabular form. [32087/26]
708. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sea-fisheries ice plants previously operated by or for his Department, which have been closed over the past ten years; the location of each; the operating agency or body; and date closed. [32088/26]
709. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to close the BIM-managed ice plant at Dunmore East fisheries harbour centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32089/26]
2196. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine the possibility of increasing the amount of pelagic fish caught by inshore boats from ten tonnes up to 25 tonnes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24179/26]
2215. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he liaises with his counterparts in other EU Member States to ensure that they have an effective process for monitoring the KW days of their fleet, fishing in Ireland's EEZ; if he would further state the procedure which Ireland has for maintaining a record for kilowatt effort by these Member States in the Irish…
2295. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports that will be made available to inshore fishermen and fisherwomen; if he will accept that they are under enormous financial pressures due to no fault of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26406/26]