Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is a real issue. As it happens, I was just talking to my officials earlier today and said that what I would like to do is to visit both locations. There is nothing better than seeing at first hand what is happening on the ground in the presence of our fish scientists and representatives from the ESB. The Shannon system, in particular, is a large facility with a major disruptive effect on the eel and salmon populations. If the Chair might be interested, he and other members of the committee could come along when I visit the region and we could see the situation at first hand and listen to what management options are possible to try to improve it.