Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 April 2014
111. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 4 March 2014, the specific responsibilities which fall within the remit of the IFI to ensure the State's management of river districts is not adversely affecting the freshwater pearl mussel and if he is satisfied that these measures are adequate. [18148/14]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question 245 of 4 March 2014. Responsibility for protecting the freshwater pearl mussel falls within the remit of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland that their management of River Basin Districts involves on-going liaison with the NPWS to ensure consistency in terms of the responsibilities of both bodies having regard to the protection of freshwater pearl mussels.
