Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

Each year for the past three years there has been a postponement of elections to regional fisheries boards. We are now in a fourth year without the elections. We were promised that legislation would be effected speedily. However, I note from the legislative programme that the heads of the Bill have not been agreed yet. What is going on? We are now in a fourth year without elections. The current Minister was extremely critical when this matter was postponed previously. The indications before Christmas were that the Bill was being finalised, yet it appears from the legislative programme that the heads of the Bill have not been agreed. What is going on?

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