I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 and 279 together. The Foyle Fisheries Commission (FFC) was established in 1952 under parallel primary legislation enacted by the Oireachtas and the Northern Ireland Parliament. The FFC's existing functions are the conservation, protection and improvement of the salmon and inland fisheries of the Foyle area generally. A map of that area is provided herewith.
The FFC consists of four members, two each appointed by the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland and the Minister for the Marine. The chairmanship rotates on an annual basis between the senior commissioners from each side. The current members are Mr. Niall McCutcheon and Mr. Brendan Hogan of the Department of the Marine and Mr. Jack Allister and Mr. David Houston of the Department of Agriculture, Northern Ireland.