Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

On 14 February the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, appointed Mr. Tom. Barry and Mr. Seamus Neely under section 18(5) of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 to perform the functions of the IFI pending the appointment of a new, full board through the statutory appointments process, with the support of the Public Appointments Service, PAS. This ensures that the IFI is in a position to continue to perform its functions effectively. In addition to carrying out the core functions of the IFI, set out under section 7 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010, the Minister has also instructed Mr. Barry and Mr. Neely to oversee the preparation of a governance review of the IFI, to be delivered within a period of three to six months.

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