Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The national policy for the management of trout, pike and bass was launched in 2014. The various policies seek to provide for the best conservation and management of bass, pike and trout in Ireland and will help to ensure the sustainability of stocks. The policy review group which will be established later this month to review the process will comprise appropriate staff who will draft both the pike and trout policies to ensure consistency. It will consider the views expressed in the public consultation process, relevant signs and historical data for inland fisheries.

The Deputy, coming from the west, will acknowledge there is particular concern about pike in the managed lakes in counties Galway and Mayo and such areas. We acknowledge there is a divergence of opinion among trout anglers and pike anglers in different parts of the country.

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