1767. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be in place to ensure compliance of vessels of more than 18m in length with the 2,000-tonne sprat quota limit from October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46076/25]
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
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| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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1768. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the stock assessment data that was used by his Department to inform the incoming 2,000-tonne sprat quota limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46077/25]
1769. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he will ensure that there will be no overfishing of sprat by vessels under 18 metres; the monitoring mechanisms that will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46078/25]
1770. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of sprat landed that is currently used as fish meal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46079/25]
1771. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the sprat fishing season begins; the reason October was chosen for the sprat quota introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46080/25]
1772. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a sprat quota limit for vessels under 18 metres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46081/25]
1773. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the civil society and interest groups he met in relation to the sprat quota limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46082/25]
1774. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considers that sprat fishery will be sustainable under the new rules in light of the fact that, in 2024, 7,500-tonnes of sprat were fished by vessels under 18-metres, while ICES have a recommended sprat quota limit of 2,250-tonnes for all vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46083/25]
1808. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the €156 million allocated to the seafood sector in 2025 will be broken down by programme area, including aquaculture, harbour development, fleet supports and community schemes. [47155/25]
1809. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a county-by-county breakdown of fisheries and marine infrastructure spending since 2020, including harbours in Waterford. [47156/25]
1810. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what consultation was undertaken with coastal and fishing communities before the finalisation of Ireland's EMFAF programme. [47157/25]
1811. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for details of Ireland's priorities at the next EU Fisheries Council negotiations; how his Department is ensuring fair distribution of quotas between large-scale operators and small inshore fishers; and how he plans for Ireland to be given a larger share of quota. [47158/25]
1812. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he seeks to address the unfair Irish fish quota when Ireland takes over the Presidency of the European Council next year. [47159/25]
1815. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of carbon reduction mandated by 2030 for the EU fishing fleet under current EU legislation. [47162/25]
1816. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the EU is to reduce climate emissions of national fleets. [47163/25]
1817. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be arguing at EU level that excess fishing fleet emissions from non-Irish EU boats fishing in Irish waters are contributing to climate change; and that species should be fished by fleets moored closest to those fishing grounds. [47165/25]
1818. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding streams available to support generational renewal in the fishing industry; and the number of young entrants under 30 years of age supported in the past ten years, in tabular form. [47166/25]
2231. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the recent announcement of a total allowable catch of pollack for 2026 and the division between recreational and commercial, if there are plans for the establishment of an angling catch limit on pollack; if any consultation on such limit has taken place with angling and charter skippers representative groups to establish the im…
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…
77. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will direct the Marine Institute to undertake a formal stock assessment of sprat, with a view to introducing a total allowable catch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36041/25]
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…
173. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of man-hours devoted to preparing the draft the inland fisheries (modernisation and consolidation) Bill by his officials since 2013; if the draft Bill has been subjected to an appropriate assessment under the EU Habitats Directive in addition to a regulatory impact analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
175. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the inland fisheries division of his Department will be a viable entity into the future considering how dysfunctional inland fisheries policies are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35540/25]
176. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Inland Fisheries Ireland in conjunction with his Departmental officials are continuing to prepare retrospective appropriate assessment screenings under the EU Habitats Directive for the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 in an attempt …
177. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the internal review of the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 will form part of the Western Lakes Management Plan or be treated separately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35542/25]