Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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410. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to previous parliamentary questions, his views that placing responsibility for the governance of the Marine Institute and Sea Fisheries Protection Authority under the control of his Department's fisheries division creates an obvious conflict of interest for these advisory and regulatory agencies, and as this amounts to improper, unfair and unreasonable action on the part of his Department; the action he proposes to take in relation to this matter. [29121/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Further to replies to previous Parliamentary Questions, I remain satisfied that arrangements for corporate governance oversight of agencies under the aegis of my Department are appropriate. I also reiterate my previous statements on the independence of the performance of the functions of Sea Fisheries Protection Authority set down in section 46 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, on the accountability of the Authority to Dáil Committees and the specific complaints procedure enshrined in section 49 of the Act. Both agencies are key contributors to Ireland’s role in the Common Fisheries Policy and the regulatory and advisory work of the respective agencies is held in high regard across the EU and internationally.