Mr. Paul Kavanagh:

It is not needed because there will be duplication if we repair and renovate the existing pass. There is no need for what is proposed, which is like constructing a brand new building next door because the existing one might get overcrowded at some stage. It does not make any sense. Record numbers of salmon are going up the river, as we have proved. The whole thing is a smoke-screen. If only three out of 100 salmon are coming back in and all of them can get through, what is the problem? If I said to the Deputy, a west of Ireland man, that all the clubs in Galway have to shut down because we are taking out Galway weir, there would be major upheaval in Galway city.