Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 249: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the statistics on the number of salmon recorded coming up rivers for each year since 2005 to date in 2008. [40109/08]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy in respect to the years 2005 to 2007 can be found in the report Status of Irish Salmon Stocks in 2007 and Precautionary Catch Advice for 2008 compiled by the Standing Scientific Committee (SSC) of the National Salmon Commission. A copy of the report can be downloaded from my Department's website at www.dcenr.gov.ie/natural.

The SSC has recently provided the Department with provisional statistics on salmon stocks for 2008. These details will be posted shortly on my Department's website as part of the public consultation process on the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations for 2009.