Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
1089. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage and value of first point of sale of fish landed at each of the six fishery harbour centres in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10196/21]
View answerMy Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. My Department became responsible for the Fishery Harbour Centres in October 2007. The Fishery Harbour Centres were established under the Fishery Harbour Centre Act 1968 (as amended) as centres in which to promote and develop sea fishing activities.
The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) was established under the Sea - Fisheries and Maritime Act 2006 and is responsible (in conjunction with the Irish Naval Service) for the control and enforcement of Fisheries legislation. In this regard, the SFPA is the single legal competent authority responsible for the collection and reporting of fish landings into Ireland.
The figures in the following tables provide the tonnes and value of fish landed at the Fishery Harbour Centres for the years 2015-2019 (inclusive) and is sourced from the SFPA.
