Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is a simple request. We are asking the Minister to use his offices to insist that Inland Fisheries Ireland would meet this group. The society is an established group and its members have spoken to their local representative, which is not uncommon, but I cannot get any indication from Inland Fisheries Ireland that it intends to organise a meeting.

I accept that this is the area of responsibility of the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, and I urge the Minister, Deputy Naughten, to speak to him and to try to organise a meeting. We will raise the issue again if a meeting is not facilitated. I do not accept that it is not the responsibility of one particular organisation. The group wants to meet with Inland Fisheries Ireland and it has its reasons for that. Such a meeting should be facilitated. It is pretty disgraceful that we have to come in here to raise the matter. The society is respected in its own right and it should have been able to arrange a meeting itself.

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