Ivan Yates
Ceist:11 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for the Marine the number of applications he received from Wicklow fishermen for a sea fishing licence.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Sea Fishing Licences.
Paul Bradford
Ceist:18 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for the Marine the number of applications he has received from Cork fishermen for sea fishing licences.
Michael D'Arcy
Ceist:19 Mr. D'Arcy asked the Minister for the Marine the number of applications he has received from County Wexford fishermen for sea fishing licences.
Michael Joe Cosgrave
Ceist:36 Mr. Cosgrave asked the Minister for the Marine if he has received any applications for sea fishing licences from the County Dublin area.
(Limerick West): I propose to take Questions Nos. 11, 18, 19 and 36 together.
The number of applications to date from the four counties mentioned in question are as follows:
|
County |
Number |
|
Cork |
73 |
|
Dublin |
23 |
|
Wexford |
27 |
|
Wicklow |
9 |
I am aware that the number of applications nationally is more than 240, but I should like to ask the Minister to indicate the number of licences that have been issued.
(Limerick West): I will be dealing with that question at a later stage.
Essentially these are statistical questions. Policy matters, therefore, should not be raised now.
This is not a policy matter. I tabled a priority question on this issue but it did not appear on the list. Is the Minister in a position to tell us, in relation to the four counties he referred to, if licences were issued to people in those counties?
(Limerick West): I do not have any information on a county basis. All I can say is that three licences have been approved in principle, subject to certain conditions.
Is the Minister in a position to explain to the House the grounds on which the three licences were issued, the position in relation to the other 237 licences and how the Depart-ment——
We are not entering the area of policy. I am calling Question No. 12.
Will the Minister reply to my question?
It is not in order now.