Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)

I thank the witnesses for their attendance today. I live along the River Suir but I am also here to show solidarity with the angler groups along the River Blackwater. In essence, what we have here is the murder of 40,000 fish and the murderer is still at large. To catch the murderer, you need evidence. I want to focus on the way the evidence was collected. I have a few quick questions first.

It was reported on 11 August and IFI was on-site within an hour, is that correct? The immediate response from IFI was to carry out a visual inspection of the licensed discharge points along the - no, it was not? Was the first collection of evidence after IFI was on-site?