Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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1420. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the allocation in each of the past ten years per annum for the restocking of hatcheries and rivers; and the areas in current and capital expenditure in which it has been spent. [38492/17]

Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the state agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources was established in July 2010 following an amalgamation of the former Central and 7 Regional Fishery Boards. Details of overall out-turns from Exchequer allocations to IFI, in the period 2011 (IFI's first full year of operation) to date, to support its wide range of functions are set out in the table below. 

The allocation is not disaggregated between operational functions and there is, consequently, no specific allocation for hatcheries and spawning beds.  The support of all functions is a day to day operational matter for the Board of IFI.

In addition, IFI generates own income, which is used to contribute to its overall spend.  Details of own income is also detailed in the table.