Inland Fisheries Data

Thursday, 11 October 2018

Questions (177)

Thomas Pringle

Question:

177. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of rivers in State or private ownership in County Donegal; if in State ownership, when they were taken into ownership in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41548/18]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

The current status (open; open to catch and release; or closed) of the rivers in the North Western River Basin District (NWRBD) is shown in the following table. Collation of data for scientific advice and public consultation process in respect of the proposals for the 2019 season is currently underway and will be published in due course.

	Open Fisheries 2018	Open Fisheries - Catch & Release Only 2018	Closed Fisheries 2018
Ballyshannon District	Drowes	Eany	Abbey
		Glen	Ballintra (Murvagh)
		Oily	Laghy (Stream)
		Bungosteen	Erne
		Duff
		Eske
		Owenwee (Yellow)

Letterkenny District	Gweebarra (brown tag required)	Leannan (Catch & Release from 1st May)	Bracky
	Clady	Lackagh	Isle (Burn)
		Crana	Mill
		Owenea	Clonmany
		Owentocker	Straid
		Gweedore (Crolly)	Owenamarve
		Tullaghobegley	Swilly
			Donagh
			Culoort
			Glenna
			Glenagannon
			Ray
			Leannan (Closed until 30th April)

Many fisheries, including those in the NWRBD are in mixed ownership with both public (State) and private sections of varying sizes. In the time available, it has not been possible to comprehensively collate the information. If the Deputy has a particular river in mind I will seek to have Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) address that issue. If the Deputy prefers, I can request IFI to contact the Deputy directly as regards their records in relation to State owned fisheries.