Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Further Revised)

2:00 am

Photo of Conor McGuinnessConor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the Deputy and the Minister of State. Before we conclude, I just want to ask two quick questions. One is in relation to what Deputy Maxwell raised there and the PEACEPLUS funding around water quality. Perhaps the Minister of State could provide a note to the committee on what exactly this is. I think this is something we are all quite conscious of in the context of aquaculture in terms of water quality in particular. I refer to just seeing what this money is being spent on. The question relates to the transfer of responsibilities with that unit. We understand that unit within the Civil Service is moving from one Department to another. Are any agencies, boards or other bodies similarly transferring their responsibilities and line of reporting from one Department to the other?