Martin Ferris (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The way to resolve the issue is for there to be a face-to-face meeting. It could take half an hour. A meeting can take place if the will is there to do it. In a reply from David McInerney to Donnacha Byrne it was said that material should not have been put in the river which is an SAC area and that it is very poor practice. The problem is that an individual dumped construction material into the river which blocked the fish pass. The material needs to be taken out of the river to allow the fish to travel their traditional route. All that is required is for the parties to sit down face to face and the issue can be sorted out very easily. I thank the Minister for taking the time to address this issue.

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