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Fishing Vessel Licences.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 November 2004

Wednesday, 3 November 2004

Ceisteanna (136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141)

Cecilia Keaveney

Ceist:

188 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position of a fishing vessel (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27410/04]

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Freagraí scríofa

Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing and registration were transferred from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to the licensing authority for sea-fishing boats which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act. All applications are therefore considered by the licensing authority. The registrar general of fishing boats is the head of the authority, a senior official in my Department.

The authority has informed me that it is processing to finality the licence application for the vessel in question. It has written to the previous owners of the boat requesting that they officially remove the vessel from the fishing boat register. This is required to enable registration of the vessel by the current owner. A non-operative licence to facilitate such registration will issue as soon as this matter has been finalised. Upon registration of the vessel in the current owner's name an operative sea-fishing boat licence will be issued by the licensing authority.

Cecilia Keaveney

Ceist:

189 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to a fishing vessel (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing and registration were transferred from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act. All applications for sea-fishing boat licences are considered by the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats. The head of the licensing authority is the registrar general of fishing boats, a senior official in my Department.

The licensing authority informs me that it has been unable to complete the processing of this and other licence applications for the aquaculture fleet segment in the absence of an assessment by appropriate expertise of aquaculture plans submitted with the applications. Approval of an aquaculture plan is currently a prerequisite for the issuing of a letter of licence offer for the aquaculture segment. The licensing authority considers that the methodology used for assessing licence applications for this fleet segment requires to be reviewed and, to this end, is pursuing the matter with relevant divisions within my Department. It is hoped that this issue will be shortly resolved so that the licensing authority can issue substantive replies to outstanding licence applications for the aquaculture segment.

Cecilia Keaveney

Ceist:

190 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to a fishing vessel (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27412/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing and registration were transferred from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act. All applications for sea-fishing boat licences are considered by the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats. The head of the licensing authority is the registrar general of fishing boats, a senior official in my Department. The licensing authority has informed me that the individual concerned was originally issued with a letter of licence offer for a sea-fishing boat licence in July 2002 but that the licence offer subsequently lapsed as all the conditions of the offer had not been complied with within the stipulated period of one year. The individual concerned applied again for a licence and has now been issued with another letter of licence offer. When all of the conditions of the current licence offer have been complied with by the applicant a non-operative licence to allow registration of the vessel will be issued. Upon registration of the vessel an operative sea-fishing boat licence will be issued by the licensing authority.

Cecilia Keaveney

Ceist:

191 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to a fishing vessel (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27413/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing and registration were transferred from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act. All applications for sea-fishing boat licences are considered by the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats. The head of the licensing authority is the registrar general of fishing boats, a senior official in my Department. The licensing authority has informed me that the individual concerned has now been issued with a letter of offer for a sea-fishing boat licence for the vessel concerned. When all of the conditions of the licence offer have been complied with by the applicant a non-operative licence to allow registration of the vessel will be issued. Upon registration of the vessel an operative sea-fishing boat licence will be issued by the licensing authority.

Cecilia Keaveney

Ceist:

192 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in relation to a fishing vessel (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27414/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing and registration were transferred from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act. All applications for sea-fishing boat licences are considered by the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats. The head of the licensing authority is the registrar general of fishing boats, a senior official in my Department. The licensing authority has informed me that it has approved an application to have the vessel concerned entered on the fishing boat register. A certificate of registry and an operative sea-fishing boat licence have now been issued by the licensing authority in respect of the vessel.

Cecilia Keaveney

Ceist:

193 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in regard to a fishing vessel (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27415/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing and registration were transferred from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act. All applications for sea-fishing boat licences are considered by the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing Boats. The head of the licensing authority is the registrar general of fishing boats, a senior official in my Department. The licensing authority has informed me that it has approved an application to have the vessel concerned entered on the fishing boat register. A certificate of registry and an operative sea-fishing boat licence have now been issued by the licensing authority in respect of the vessel.

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