Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 1 Mar 1979

Vol. 312 No. 4

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Drift Net Licences.

28.

Mr. Deasy

asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the number of drift net licences issued by each board of conservators in each of the following years, 1963, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1978.

Mr. Lenihan

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

Details of number of Drift Net Licences issued by Boards of Conservators.

Boards of Conservators	1963	1972	1973	1974	1978
Dundalk	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Drogheda	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dublin	19	21	18	17	10
Wexford	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Waterford	97	233	218	215	206
Lismore	108	120	101	101	101
Cork	12	244	182	127	135
Kerry	Nil	5	9	9	9
Limerick	76	76	78	79	78
Galway	Nil	33	38	37	38
Connemara	Nil	18	30	30	30
Ballinakill	Nil	35	47	46	36
Bangor	4	23	25	25	25
Ballina	56	97	108	109	107
Sligo	4	10	11	11	10
Ballyshannon	11	33	35	34	31
Letterkenny	57	208	212	208	191

The figure for the Limerick District includes 70 licences issued under the Shannon Tidal Waters (Issue of Fishing Licences) Regulations 1935 and that for the Lismore District includes 51 licences issued in respect-of a private fishery.