Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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746. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he plans to take after an organisation (details supplied) reported a significant loss of eel elvers at Ennistymon, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30872/18]

Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the State agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources.I have been informed by IFI that they have no records on this matter and no communication was received in relation to a loss of eels or elvers at the Ennistymon falls in County Clare.

IFI operate an elver monitoring trap at the falls that is serviced by local staff on a regular basis. No elver mortality was observed by staff during these operations. A large migration run was observed around the 19 May this year with the distribution of elvers in line with previous years.

I would like to reiterate that if people witness a fish kill or fish in distress to please contact the IFI 24-hour Hotline on 1890 34 74 24 (1890 FISH 24 ) or email the details and any photographs to the info@fisheriesireland.ie email address.