Inland Fisheries

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2023

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Ceisteanna (179)

Noel Grealish

Ceist:

179. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his officials in the Inland Fisheries division have immediate plans to reconstitute the Western Regional Fisheries Board to enable more effective local management of Ireland’s world famous salmonid fisheries in County Galway, in line with Ireland’s legal obligations under the EU Habitats and Water Framework Directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15061/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) was statutorily established, under the Inland Fisheries Act 2010, as the national authority for the protection, conservation, development and promotion of the inland fisheries resource. Establishment was based on an amalgamation of the central Fisheries Board and seven Regional Boards as well as a number of fisheries co-operatives - 17 bodies in all.

There are no plans to reconstitute any of the former entities involved.