Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason person (details supplied) gave her their resignation letter in person following their last board meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5333/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Chairperson of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) resigned her position by letter to me of 11 January last in line with the provisions of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010. Her resignation and the resignations of other Board members and the implications for Inland Fisheries Ireland are currently under active consideration by me. I am not in a position to comment further at this time.

Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will provide additional funding to Inland Fisheries Ireland to fully conduct the Owenriff Fish Population Rehabilitation Plan in Oughterard, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5480/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The issues raised by the Deputy are operational matters for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my Department have any function. The funding allocation provided to IFI by my Department is not generally disaggregated for individual activities and the responsibility for the funding of any specific projects lies with Inland Fisheries Ireland.

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.

Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will fully support, financially or otherwise, Inland Fisheries Ireland in its efforts to eradicate invasive pike from Aughrusbeg Lough, Cleggan, County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5481/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The issue raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my Department have any function. 

The funding allocation provided to Inland Fisheries Ireland by my Department is not generally disaggregated for individual operational activities and the allocation of resources for specific purposes is a matter for IFI. 

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.