Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 February 2023
47. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding provided to Inland Ireland in the past three years to date; if he will clarify the status of work underway at a state asset in Galway (details supplied); if sanction was granted to expend funds on the works; and if IFI obtained planning permission for the works and the felling of trees on the site. [7585/23]
View answerThe table below shows the voted funds that were allocated to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in each of the years 2020 to 2023.
|
Year |
Allocated |
|
2023 |
€32,721,000 |
|
2022 |
€30,513,000 |
|
2021 |
€30,442,000 |
|
2020 |
€31,095,000 |
Funds allocated to IFI are not generally disaggregated towards specific work or projects and it is an operational matter for IFI to assign funding as required.
Issues in relation to planning status of IFI property, including Aasleagh Lodge, are also operational matters for IFI and neither I nor my Department have any function in the matters raised.
The role of my Department in property matters is confined to seeking sanction, if required, under established financial process, from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, in the event that a Public Body under its aegis wishes to purchase or dispose of property.
IFI has established a specific e-mail address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is oireachtas@fisheriesireland.ie.
