Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 370: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action the Fisheries Boards will take in relation to an erosion problem at a river (details supplied) in County Mayo. [12532/07]

John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised that the case referred to by the Deputy in relation to flood relief is a matter primarily for the relevant local authority and one in which I have no function.

Under the Fisheries Acts, primary responsibility of the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards is the management, conservation, protection and development of inland fisheries. Any works on the banks of a river should be carried out following consultation with the relevant Regional Fisheries Board to ensure that damage to habitat, water quality and fish life is minimised.