Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the context of my previous questions and linking them with the marketing and promotion of this fantastic asset, I return to the concerns of the angling community about the concentration of funding on the capital projects, which are welcome. Ms Campion mentioned access, car parks, etc., but is the board of IFI carrying out a review of the impact of the NSAD and how it is helping - or not - the habitat in terms of enhancing streams and waterways? How is IFI assessing that? Anglers are telling us, as elected representatives, that it is deteriorating. It is fine to pick a strategy but it needs to be monitored and assessed to see if it is working. Anglers have indicated that it is not working. They managed it better when it was done at local level and they are saying that there has not been any engagement with them. We need a clearer answer from Ms Campion on how IFI will work with anglers because there is a real disconnect between them and IFI.