Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 February 2016
560. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the levels of monitoring and surveillance in operation by the various competent authorities along the River Finn and Foyle area extension; if current surveillance levels are on par with those in operation on rivers and inland fisheries elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/16]
View answerThe River Finn and Lough Foyle fall within the operational area of the Loughs Agency, a North-South Implementation Body established under the Belfast Agreement.
The Agency is subject to joint corporate governance arrangements by my Department and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland under the North-South Ministerial Council.
The protection, conservation and development of fisheries in the River Finn and Lough Foyle is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency. I have asked the Agency to respond directly to the Deputy.
