Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I might build on Deputy Whitmore's question, which was an interesting one, about the remit of Inland Fisheries Ireland with respect to habitat protection.

Deputy Whitmore rightly pointed out that, until the fish are floating in the river, we often do not know there is a problem. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, monitors rivers frequently and reports on the status of the rivers, I think. Is there a role for Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI, as an organisation and for the board, with respect to an increased role in habitat protection and restoration? Is there an opportunity now to examine that and enhance its role?