Oireachtas News Updates
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs has called for a national policy on the sustainable harvesting of seaweed, along with appropriate structures to improve collaboration and consultation. A report published on Thursday (22 October) also calls for…
Seaweed Harvesting and Licensing Report To Be Published By Oireachtas Committee
21st October 2026 Seaweed
The Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs will publish its report on seaweed harvesting and licensing on Thursday (22 October) at 10am in Leinster House. Earlier this year, the committee began a series of hearings on the issue, following…
From around the country, representatives of Irish Port companies have expressed frustration at the rate of progress concerning planning decisions for future developments. As RTE News reports, a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, chief executives from facilities…
Oireachtas Fisheries Committee Resumes Discussion on Fisheries Amendment Bill
28th September 2026 Oireachtas
BIM and the Marine Institute are among State bodies which will be represented at an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs hearing on the Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2026. The hearing on Tuesday September 29th is resuming pre-legislative scrutiny…
Streamling Aquaculture Regulation To Be Considered By Oireachtas Fisheries Committee
21st September 2026 Aquaculture
Streamlining the aquaculture regulatory system is to be considered by the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs on Tuesday (Sept 22). IFA Aquaculture chief executive Teresa Morrissey is among those invited to the public session where pre-legislative scrutiny of…
Ireland's small craft registration system is "simply not fit for purpose", according to Fine Gael Senator Manus Boyle, the Seanad Spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, who has called for a simpler and more efficient process for recreational boat owners.…
Oireachtas Committee To Resume Discussions on Aquaculture and Water Quality
22nd June 2026 Oireachtas
The Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs is to resume discussions on aquaculture and water quality with stakeholders on Tuesday (June 23). The meeting at 11am in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House will hear from representatives from IFA…
New Oireachtas Report Makes Recommendations on Wexford's Lady's Island Lake
9th June 2026 Oireachtas
Regular publication of nutrient-level data is one of 11 recommendations from a Joint Oireachtas committee on restoring Wexford’s Lady’s Island Lake. As Afloat has reported, the lake’s environment has deteriorated significantly. The latest report by the Joint Committee on Climate, Environment…
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs will meet on Tuesday to examine a revised proposal aimed at supporting Ireland’s inshore fishing sector. The committee will hear from National Inshore Fishermen’s Association (NIFA) chairman Michael Desmond and vice-chairman…
Analysis by Tom MacSweeney Rebuilding trust is difficult to do, but that is at the core of the detailed report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Marine Affairs into the operation of Ireland’s sea fisheries protection system. Can…
Ombudsman To Oversee Fisheries Protection Called for In Oireachtas Committee Report
26th May 2026 SFPA
An Oireachtas committee has called for an Ombudsman to be appointed to consider complaints and to interrogate the effectiveness of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). It also calls for an “immediate assessment” to be conducted at the various fishery…
Oireachtas Committee Report Calls For More Resources for ORE Planning and Consenting Authorities
22nd May 2026 Marine Planning
Planning and consenting authorities involved in applications for offshore renewable energy (ORE) projects need to be given better resources, an Oireachtas committee report says. Measures supporting the filling of positions, in particular the National Parks and Wildlife Service, which are…
Best International Practice In Marine Protected Areas on Oireachtas Committee Agenda
18th May 2026 Oireachtas
The Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs is due to discuss best international practices in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) at its meeting today (Tues 19). The meeting at 11am in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House, Dublin, will hear…
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy will travel to Wexford today (Friday, May 15) for an off-site meeting to examine the progress at Lady’s Island Lake, Co Wexford. The committee, chaired by Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí, has previously…
Harvesting of wild seaweed is to be discussed by the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs on Tuesday. The meeting at 11am in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House will run two sessions and will hear from: 11am –…
The Executive Chair of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, Paschal Hayes, has retired from his position before the end of his term. In a statement, the SFPA said Mr Hayes is stepping down after almost 45 years of service across…
