Inland Fisheries Stocks

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 May 2014

Thursday, 8 May 2014

Questions (129)

Pádraig MacLochlainn

Question:

129. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 16 April 2014, the reason for the apparent contradiction in his answer where he states that the information requested by this Deputy going back from 2006 to 2013 is not readily available and yet he presents the data for the period from 2007 to 2013 but not the data from 2003 to 2013 as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20703/14]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

I understand that a comprehensive schedule of research carried out by IFI for the period 2007-2013 has already been supplied to the Deputy. The written response to Question No 113 of 16 April last, contained a typographical error and should have read “I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland the information requested by the Deputy going back from 2006 to 2003 is not readily available”, whereas the response, in error, referred to the lack of data for the period 2006 to 2013. Any confusion caused by this typographical error is regretted and I trust this clarifies the matter.

Question No. 130 answered with Question No. 124.