Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason no meaningful habitat enhancement works have been carried out on the Owenriff system in County Galway that straddles two special areas of conservation due to the devastating ecological effects of an illegal introduction of invasive pike esox lucius circa 2009, considering that the now defunct Western Regional Fisheries Board classed the Owenriff as a category A - major salmon river in October 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44005/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Habitat enhancement works are an operational matter for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in which neither I nor my Department have any function.

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries in relation to operational matters can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is oireachtas@fisheriesireland.ie.