andMr. Deasy asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, in relation to Bord Iascaigh Mhara and the Inland Fisheries Trust (1) the amount and percentage of its total budget represented by, and conditions regarding expenditure of money received by it from non-Exchequer sources, and (2) the extent to which he is answerable to the Oireachtas for its activities.
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At present (i) about £6 million or approximately 33? per cent of the total budget of An Bord Iascaigh Mhara, and (ii) about £60,000 or approximately 7 per cent of the total budget of the Inland Fisheries Trust are derived from non-Exchequer sources.
The annual report and accounts of An Bord Iascaigh Mhara are laid before each House of the Oireachtas as required by the Sea Fisheries Act, 1952.
While I am under no statutory obligation in the matter I would regard myself as answerable to the Oireachtas for the general policy of both An Board lascaigh Mhara and the Inland Fisheries Trust and for ensuring that these bodies are carrying out the functions for which they were set up.