421. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total annual budget allocated to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority for 2026; if he will provide a breakdown of this allocation between current operational expenditure and capital expenditure; the total funding drawn down by the authority in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46410/26]

The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. The SFPA promotes compliance with the EU Common Fisheries Policy, sea-fisheries law and food safety law relating to fish and fish products, verifies compliance and, where necessary, enforces it.

The budget allocation for the SFPA for 2026 is €25.929 m.

The annual budget allocation enables the SFPA to continue to meet its National and EU obligations as Ireland's Competent Authority for the enforcement of sea fisheries and seafood safety law. The breakdown is as follows. Also included is a breakdown of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund [EMFAF] channel financial resources from the EU budget to support the Common Fisheries Policy, the EU maritime policy and the EU agenda for international ocean governance.

For 2026 breakdown please see below:

For 2025 breakdown please see below: