Seán Kyne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I call again for a debate on matters pertaining to the fishing sector and Inland Fisheries Ireland. As we approach the end of the year, there is still no board appointed in place of the section 18 appointees that were appointed by the Minister early in the year. We still have these individuals running the affairs of Inland Fisheries Ireland.We still have no results from the two investigations, at least, which are taking place by McCann Fitzgerald LLP solicitors and by Inland Fisheries Ireland itself pertaining to matters which I have raised in this House and other Members have raised in the other House with regard to protected disclosures and matters which were not deemed to be protected disclosures but were being looked at under protected disclosures legislation.

We have investigations into the chief executive officer who continues in his role, has not been suspended pending these investigations yet people lower down the food chain were suspended when allegations, indeed anonymous allegations, were made. These allegations were treated very quickly and the people were suspended, whereas investigations of more senior people continue and the CEO continues in role.