Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The Bill to consolidate and update the 17 existing inland fisheries Acts into a single statute to provide for the establishment of a new national inland fisheries authority is not due to be published until next year. Discussions between the various Ministers on the allocation of responsibilities have taken place and they have agreed on those. The Minister who will deal with this will probably be the Minister of State, Deputy Browne.

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