Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 April 2017
602. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish registered fishing vessels according to vessel size (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16653/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Licensing Authority for Sea Fishing Boats is the Registrar General of Fishing Boats, or, under the superintendence of the Registrar General and the Deputy Registrar General of Fishing Boats. The Registrar General and the Deputy Registrar General were appointed by the Minister under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006).
All fishing boats within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping (Registry, Lettering and Numbering of Fishing Boats) Regulations, 2005 are required to be entered on the Register of Fishing Boats maintained by the Registrar General in accordance with those Regulations. Only fishing boats licensed in accordance with the Fisheries Amendment Act 2003 (as inserted by Section 97 of the Sea-Fisheries Jurisdiction Act 2006) may be entered on the Register.
An Irish Fleet Register report detailing all currently registered vessels on the Irish Fishing Boat Register is available on the Department’s website and updated reports are posted on the Departments Website on a regular basis.
The following table details the Irish Fleet Register as at 29 March 2017 according to overall length in the categories requested:
|
Overall Length (in metres) |
Number of vessels |
|
< 5 |
119 |
|
5 < 10 |
1,421 |
|
10 < 12 |
239 |
|
12 < 15 |
71 |
|
15 < 20 |
33 |
|
20 < 22 |
22 |
|
22 < 25 |
77 |
|
25 < 30 |
33 |
|
30 < 35 |
9 |
|
35 < 40 |
11 |
|
40 < 45 |
4 |
|
45 < 50 |
6 |
|
50 |
13 |
|
Total Registered Vessels |
2,058 |
