Results 2,661-2,680 of 20,454 for speaker:Brian Stanley

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Is that the ocean temperature?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: It is amazing that they go back to the same rivers. We humans need maps but they are able to figure it out. Dr. Gallagher's written submission states: In June, IFI will be hosting, on behalf of the State, a week-long event focused on the plight of salmon, in partnership with the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation. There, State actors and NGOs will discuss and agree plans for...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Do fishing practices have anything to do with the falling number of salmon returning as adults?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Is there any hope of improving the situation or arresting that decline?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: I will come to that in a minute.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Is river pollution within our State a factor?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: We are talking about weirs and so on.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: A capital fund of €110 million was announced to help fish migration.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: It is removing some of the barriers.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Pollution in Irish rivers is a factor.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Without going into any detail, are there signs that because of the measures being taken in agriculture and so on, it is improving or deteriorating overall?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: On the salmon rivers.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: What is the general picture? This is what I am trying to ascertain.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: But it is deteriorating.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: From Dr. Gallagher's point of view as the deputy CEO and as someone with a scientific background, what is the worst form of pollution that is causing these problems in the salmon rivers? If Dr. Gallagher were to identify one or two things what would they be?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Is Dr. Gallagher saying it is tributaries being cleared and all of that?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: I want to ask about the count of salmon coming back. Someone who knows more about this than I do told me there may be an issue with the count in that not all the salmon coming back up the stream are being counted because the counter may be on part of the river. Is it electronic?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: How sure can IFI be about the figures? The figure that jumped out at me from the opening statement was that there has been almost exactly a 90% drop. How sure can we be that it is accurate? I hope it is not accurate because it would be better if it is not. Do we have an accurate means of counting?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: Do I take it that electronic counters are only on certain rivers?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland (25 Apr 2024)

Brian Stanley: With regard to the €110 million, its allocation highlights there is a significant problem with fish coming back upstream and obstacles. It has been reported in the media that 7,200 of the 73,000 barriers identified nationally will likely require removal or mitigation. This will contribute towards getting nature back into better shape. What is the timeline for carrying out this work?...