Committee Reports::Final Report - Appropriation Accounts 1988::29 May, 1990::Appendix

APPENDIX 43

29 May 1990.


Ms. Aileen McHugh,


Clerk of the Committee,


Committee of Public Accounts,


Leinster House,


Dublin 2.


Dear Ms. McHugh,


I refer to the Public Accounts Committee Meeting of 1 February 1990 which dealt with the 1988 Appropriation Accounts for the Marine Vote. I understand that the actual transcript of the meeting may not be available for some time.


I promised however, to provide the Committee with further information on the following matters.


1. Kowloon Bridge


(a)The insurers of the vessel are the London Steam-Ship Mutual Insurance Association Limited.


(b)An offer of £1 million was not acceptable to the Minister as costs amounted to £1.75 million (i.e. £1.31 million for clean up and £0.44 million for removal of oil from vessel). I can confirm that the State legal advisers were consulted and agreed that recovery of these costs, legitimately incurred, should be pursued through the Courts.


(c)The Attorney General’s Office has advised that it is unlikely that the Court would set a date for the hearing before October this year. The hearing itself will be in 1991.


2. Aquaculture


I confirm that my Department received the report prepared by Mr. Aidan Barry of the South Western Regional Fisheries Board entitled “Greening of the Lee”. The report has been discussed by the Department’s Freshwater Licence Vetting Committee and it was agreed that the problem in the Lee is an indication of excessive phosphorous gaining entry to the river. Many sources contribute to the excessive loading — agricultural, domestic, industrial etc. The problem it is felt would be addressed in a Water Quality Management Plan for the Lee and appropriate recommendations could be made regarding suitable areas for phosphorous reduction. The Department of the Marine would strongly support the preparation of such a plan.


3. Subhead B2Postal and Telecommunications Services


Subhead B3Machinery and Other Office Supplies


I attach details of Postal and Telecommunications and Machinery and Office Supply expenditure as Appendix 1.


4. Sale of Rod Angling Licences


I attach herewith as Appendix 2 details of 1988 sales. Since our meeting my staff have provided you with provisional details of licences sold in 1989. I attach a further copy for your convenience. I will provide final figures for 1989 as soon as they are available.


On receipt of the transcript of the meeting, if any information is omitted or requires further clarification, I would be glad to provide same.


Yours sincerely,


FIONAN S. O’MUIRCHEARTAIGH,


Secretary.


Department of the Marine.


APPENDIX 1

POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Item

Expenditure

 

£

Postal

24,751

Telephones, Teleprinter, Telegrams & Other Services

229,370

Miscellaneous

49

Total

254,170

MACHINERY AND OTHER OFFICE SUPPLIES

Item

Expenditure

 

£

New Telephone System

47,500

Fax Machines

8,000

Photocopiers

18,000

Franking Machines

2,000

Misc. Equipment, Supplies and Maintenance contracts for Machinery and Associated Equipment

70,000

Computers, Associated Equipment — Headquarters

53,867

Computers, Associated Equipment — Fisheries Research Centre

10,280

Total

209,647

APPENDIX 2

Sale of Rod Angling Licences in 1988

Regional Fisheries Boards

A:

£25

B:

£15

O:

£10

R:

£21

S:

£10

T:

£5

P:

£40

Salmon

Annual

Trout

Annual

Coarse Fish

Annual

Salmon

21 day

Trout

21 day

Coarse

21 day

Composite

 

Number

Value

Number

Value

Number

Value

Number

Value

Number

Value

Number

Value

Number

Value

Eastern

1,452

36,300

1,225

18,375

540

5,400

49

1,029

59

590

1,665

8,325

544

21,760

Southern

1,099

27,475

402

6,030

66

660

400

8,400

141

1,410

104

520

140

5,600

South-Western

1,189

29,725

433

6,495

2

20

325

6,825

330

3,300

10

50

20

800

Shannon

754

18,850

925

13,875

181

1,810

26

546

152

1,520

547

2,735

148

5,920

Western

806

20,150

123

1,845

16

160

1,048

22,008

234

2,340

120

600

114

4,560

North-Western

1,332

33,300

258

3,870

23

230

629

13,209

256

2,560

33

165

236

9,440

Northern

1,049

26,225

232

3,480

88

880

93

1,953

153

1,530

1,659

8,295

86

3,440

Total

7,681

192,025

3,598

53,970

916

9,160

2,570

53,970

1,325

13,250

4,138

20,690

1,288

51,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foyle Area Extensions X, W and Y

Special Locals

Total

Fisheries Boards Regional

X:

£10

W:

£17

Y:

£30

£21

£5

Trout

Salmon

Composite

Salmon

Salmon

 

Number

Value

Number

Value

Number

Value

Number

Value

Number

Value

Value

 

 

£

 

£

 

£

 

£

 

£

£

Eastern

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

91,779

Southern

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50,095

South-Western

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

47,215

Shannon

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45,256

Western

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51,663

North-Western

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

62,774

Northern

1

10

71

1,207

2

60

11

231

42

210

47,521

Total

1

10

71

1,207

2

60

11

231

42

210

396,303

Total number of licences sold 21,643


SALES OF ROD ANGLING LICENCES 1989

 

P

A

B

O

R

S

T

X

W

V

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Fisheries Board

Composite

Salmon Annual

Trout Annual

Coarse Annual

Salmon 21 day

Trout 21 day

Coarse 21 day

Foyle Area ext. Trout

Foyle Area ext. Salmon

Foyle Area ext. Comp.

Special Local

Special Local

Total

 

£25

£25

£15

£10

£5

£5

£5

£10

£17

£17

£5

£21

 

 

 

£

 

£

 

£

 

£

 

£

 

£

 

£

 

 

£

 

£

 

 

 

£

£

Eastern

2,590

64,750

177

4,425

633

9,495

310

3,100

244

2,440

183

915

1,787

8,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,060

Southern

789

19,725

700

17,500

149

2,235

48

480

948

9,480

226

1,130

115

575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,125

South-Western

256

6,400

1,115

27,875

214

3,210

1

10

739

7,390

697

3,485

23

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,485

Shannon

1,073

26,825

427

10,675

422

6,330

*99

990

141

1,410

424

2,120

1,387

6,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,285

Western

407

10,175

228

5,700

19

270

8

80

1,510

15,100

249

1,245

37

185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,755

North-Western

1,127

28,175

306

7,650

119

1,785

12

120

1,730

17,300

438

2,190

77

385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,605

Northern

1,092

27,300

219

5,475

96

1,440

66

660

567

5,670

314

1,570

2,294

11,470

 

25

425

65

1,105

9

45

4

84

55,244

Total

7,334

183,350

3,172

79,300

1,651

24,765

544

5,440

5,879

58,790

2,531

12,655

5,720

28,600

 

25

425

65

1,105

9

45

4

84

394,559

Total No. of Licences sold 26,934


* Figures for Coarse Fish Licences are incomplete but are not expected to show any further significant increase.