Public Consultation Process

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2018

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Ceisteanna (443)

Shane Cassells

Ceist:

443. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per consultation; and the cost of each consultation in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [26453/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Due to the volume of the information requested by the Deputy, it is not possible to provide a comprehensive response in the required timeframe. I will arrange for a reply to be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as the information requested is available.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A 

The Minister's earlier reply stated that due to the volume of the information requested, it was not possible to provide a comprehensive response in the required time and that a reply would be forwarded to you as soon as the data was compiled.

I now wish to advise you that the information requested is set out in the attached table. In some cases, specific costs in relation to consultations are not readily available because the advertisements took the form of public notices. The Department publishes a great number of public notices, typically over 400 each year, and an examination to identify just those relating to the consultations would involve a significant amount of resources.

As regards the twelve State Bodies under the aegis of the Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. The question has been referred to the Agencies and they have been requested to respond to you within 10 days.

2011 Name of Public Consultation held by Department	Number of replies received	Cost of consultation
Deer Management Policy Vision	27	Nil
CAP 2014-2020 Public Consultation process	*See combined figures included in returns for 2012	Nil
Consultation on the implementation of the Directive on the sustainable use of pesticides	72	Nil
Statement of Strategy	0	Nil
Fishery Management Plan and Appropriate Assessment for Dundalk Bay 2011-2016	7	554
Fisheries Natura Plan and Appropriate Assessment for Roaringwater Bay 2011-2016	1	646
Fisheries Natura Plan and Appropriate Assessment for Castlemaine Harbour	5	Not available
The impact of CFP Reform Proposals	14	1,199
Fishing Opportunities for 2012	4,056	646
Total: 9

Question No. 444 answered with Question No. 431.