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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 17 Feb 1998

Vol. 487 No. 3

Written Answers. - Fishing Net Licences.

Mary Coughlan

Question:

103 Miss Coughlan asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the number of drift and draft net licences available in each regional fishery board area in 1998; and the number of applicants for these in each fishery board area. [4120/98]

I have been advised by the Central Fisheries Board that the number of drift and draft net licences available, and the number of applicants for each category, in each fishery region for 1998 are as follows:

Board

Drift net licences available

Drift net licence applications received

Draft net licences available

Draft net licence applications received

Eastern

91

108

101

116

Shannon

16

19

81

79

South-Western

149

178

67

72

North-Western

120

138

31

30

Northern

150

209

139

135

Southern

213

233

3

4

Western

106

126

23

23

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