599. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether it is his intention to reexamine the proportion of the mackerel and herring quota allocated to small fishers and inshore fishers; whether he has met with representatives of small fishers and inshore fishers on the issue of the quota since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15255/25]
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
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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614. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of the efforts by Bord Iascaigh Mhara to retrieve ghost gear (abandoned nets, and so on); the amount of material retrieved in each year since 1 January 2020; how successful these efforts have been; the cost of same; whether a new central scheme for all waterways is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
615. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to produce guidelines around coastal magnet fishing; if his Department will support the removal of metal waste from the Irish foreshore while protecting the State’s interests; if his Department will discuss the matter with other responsible Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15386/25]
607. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that key stakeholders representing inshore and islands fishermen are no longer participating in the North West Herring Committee; if he will meet with those stakeholders (details supplied) to examine changes to the committee that will help all participants trust the process and reach a consensus on the allocation …
608. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been brough to the fact that key stakeholders representing inshore and island fishermen are no longer participating in the North West Herring Committee; if he will meet with stakeholders (details supplied) to examine changes to the committee. [13469/25]
609. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to secure an Irish quota for bluefin tuna; the increase in bluefin tuna quota allocated to the European Union under International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas over the past decade. [13470/25]
610. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Brown Crab Working Group; the way the work of the group can lead to the sustainability of the species for coastal communities and identify new markets for Ireland's seafood industry. [13471/25]
611. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently review the landing obligation requirements at piers and harbours around the coast, in cooperation with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, to ensure fishermen operating smaller vessels are not endangered. [13472/25]
628. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with the representative organisations for fishermen to confirm their concerns that banks in the State are holding back on lending to fishermen, even when they have State-backed proposals; and if he will engage with the stakeholders such as his Department, Bord Iascaigh Mhara and an organisation (details supplie…
1240. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) with a view to getting justice for him and his family, as discussed on many occasions during the last Oireachtas term. [10708/25]
1274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the revenue generated through activities in each of the fisheries harbour centres under the remit of his Department, in 2024 and January and February of 2025, in tabular form. [11861/25]
197. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that he and the inland fisheries division will take to instigate an independent review of Inland Fisheries Ireland, as highlighted in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10460/25]
362. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that in recent days, there are approximately 70 large third country pelagic trawlers, from Norway, Iceland, Faroes, Russia, and the UK, fishing for blue whiting both inside EU waters and just outside the Irish 200-mile EEZ in international waters; if he will outline the level of monitoring and inspections of these…
438. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage to provide the rationale for the marine notice No. 41 of 2024 in relation to the protected 1915 wreck – RMS Lusitania; if reports were received of fishing vessels or other vessels in that vicinity of the wreck site; if so, what these reports were and when the last inspection for this sensitive site took place; and if he will make …
720. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new fisherman scheme will commence; and when financial assistance will start to be released under the scheme. [8083/25]
587. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the case of a person (details supplied). [5533/25]
612. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether it is his intention to proceed with a ban on pair trawling within the six-mile limit; and if so, to provide an update and estimate timeframe for the ban to be implemented. [5991/25]
617. 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. [6385/25]
237. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will announce the commencement of the new fisheries local action group funding for coastal communities; when applications can be submitted; and the duration of the new scheme. [5050/25]
1079. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring to an immediate end the practice of pair trawling; if the six-mile limit will be reinstated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46643/24]
1090. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on the public consultation on trawling activity inside the six-nautical-mile zone is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1145/25]
1099. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected publication date for the results of the public consultation on trawling activity inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines, which closed in April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1327/25]