186. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for treating the Suir river system as three distinct salmon fisheries for regulatory purposes; and if he will review this classification to ensure integrated management of the estuary, lower and upper river. [36129/25]
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 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 32 |
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| 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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187. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider introducing a non-commercial ‘heritage salmon fishing licence’ to allow intergenerational skills and local culture in the Suir estuary to be retained, under a conservation framework. [36133/25]
621. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to support Ireland’s sea fisheries sector. [36003/25]
12. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether Inland Fisheries Ireland has set a cap on the number of recreational salmon angling licences on the River Blackwater; and if not, whether consideration will be given to introducing one. [34838/25]
14. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the board and or senior management team of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has given notice to Departmental officials that the Cong Salmon Hatchery in County Galway will cease operations imminently, considering that IFI operates under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34944/25]
162. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a license was issued (details supplied) in spite of not all the requirements being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34945/25]
697. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a foreshore licence application (details supplied) submitted in November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34356/25]
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]
1110. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fishing trawler boats can access the sea off the coast of Portrane and close to the beach as a number of trawlers have been seen very close to the quay at the coast of Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29581/25]
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]
505. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason grant aid for course fees, under the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund announced July 2024, is only available to BIM training courses or equivalent courses, resulting in the same qualifications as those provided by BIM and not for academic courses like the Higher Diploma in Business in Fisheries and Aquaculture o…
506. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider providing 50% grant aid for student fees for the Higher Diploma in Business in Fisheries and Aquaculture offered by South East Technological University, as had been the case in the past; if he will designate a State body with responsibility for promoting third level education courses and degree programmes in the fisher…
507. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken in line with what the programme for Government calls "the promotion of marine education courses and degree programmes with a view to increasing enrolments"; if it is planned to make any promotional funding available to increase enrolments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27118/25]
508. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the State has more than eight degree courses in agriculture, well-funded and endowed since 1926, whether it is now time to promote at least one degree course in fisheries in Ireland. [27119/25]
314. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fishing trawler boats can access the sea off the coast of Portrane and close to the beach, as a number of trawlers have been seen very close to the quay at the coast of Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26373/25]
1731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his attention has been drawn to the UK statutory instrument which introduced restrictions on engine sizes for flyseine vessels within the 12 nautical mile limit; whether his Department has examined the possibility of such a measure in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20275/25]
211. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when works on the new Smooth Point Phase 3 at Killybegs Fisheries Harbour Centre will commence; the estimated timeframe for this work to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17716/25]
212. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when works on the new passenger embarkation pontoon at Killybegs Fisheries Harbour Centre will commence; the estimated timeframe for this work to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17717/25]
272. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the current utilisation rate of fish by-products in the state, including progress towards achieving higher utilisation comparable to international best practices. [16345/25]
1. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on negotiations with the British Government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to its traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; and the estimated total financial loss to the Irish fishing industry since the blockade has been enforced by the UK authorities. [13670/25]
20. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current legal status of Irish trawlers fishing in the vicinity of the Irish outcrop of Rockall in the north Atlantic since Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13465/25]
598. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how often a census is undertaken of the Irish fishing fleet; and to provide a breakdown of the current fleet, by boat size. [15254/25]