Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has received correspondence from Inland Fisheries Ireland in relation to the numbers of mink along the River Shannon and Lough Derg; if so, if he has liaised with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on same and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29590/22]

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Inland Fisheries Ireland has conducted surveys to investigate the damage that the growing mink population is causing to other species of animals and fish along the River Shannon and Lough Derg; if so, if he has liaised with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on same and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 225 together.I propose to take Questions No’s  224and 225together:

Surveys carried out by Inland Fisheries Ireland  (IFI) are an operational matter in which neither I nor my Department have any role.  IFI has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is oireachtas@fisheriesireland.ie

I am advised that my Department has not received correspondence from IFI on the matter raised by he Deputy.