Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make arrangements to have invasive weed cleared from Lough Larragh and Bilberry Lough, Castlebar, County Mayo in view of its seriously detrimental impact on local angling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18531/06]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The Commissioners of Public Works have no responsibility for the maintenance of these lakes.

Channels for which the Commissioners have maintenance responsibility flow into Lough Lannagh and the Commissioners have in the past cut reeds in the lake to maintain outfall channels and at the request of local anglers and the Regional Fisheries Board in return for co-operation with channel maintenance works. This practice has been discontinued in recent years because OPW equipment is not ideally suited to the task and because of concerns regarding possible environmental impacts. OPW has no plans at present to clear weed in the lakes.