Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
82. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if officials in the inland fisheries division are content to see a population of pacu, conserved in Garadice Lake and the Shannon-Erne Waterway under the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish By-Law No. 806 of 2006 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8828/24]
View answerIFI, as the statutory body tasked with the protection, management and conservation of the inland fisheries resource, is examining and investigating this matter.
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries in relation to operational matters can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is oireachtas@fisheriesireland.ie
As Minister, I am concerned with the threat posed by the presence and spread of any such non-native, invasive fish species in all Irish waters and the impact they pose to our native fish populations' species and our ecosystems.
