103. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the oversight role of his Department in respect of the operation of the protected disclosures process within Inland Fisheries Ireland; whether his Department has received any report or correspondence concerning the integrity or governance of that process; whether he is satisfied that the process operates in accordance with the Protecte…
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86. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific pollution source that is suspected in relation to the fish kill on the River Rye in Kildare; whether any individual, business, farm or facility has been identified as a potential cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53396/26]
87. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the fish kill on the River Rye in Kildare indicates a failure in regulatory oversight by the EPA, Kildare County Council or any other authority; the corrective actions that will be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53397/26]
147. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, having regard to the proposal for a salmon harvest moratorium contained in Inland Fisheries Ireland's Position Paper on Salmon (October 2025 IFI Board meeting report) and his statement on 6 February 2026 that Inland Fisheries Ireland had been asked to examine options for salmon conservation up to and including a harvest …
11. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the actions taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland and other relevant agencies following the large-scale fish kill in the Blackwater in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46080/26]
12. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the inter-agency protocols that are in place to respond to significant fish kill incidents; whether these protocols were followed in the case of the River Glyde incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46081/26]
13. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagement that has taken place with affected local communities, anglers, and environmental groups following the Blackwater fish kill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46082/26]
19. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the longest extended period of below average rainfall since 1975 was factored into the results of the 2025 IFI salmon fry counts on the Boyne /Kells Blackwater catchment;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22776/26]
20. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the metric of assessing the salmon stocks on the Boyne/Kells Blackwater Catchment that is most relied upon by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22777/26]
229. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been brought to proposals to close the Cong salmon hatchery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/26]
72. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to request from Inland Fisheries Ireland the rationale for the proposed full closure of the River Boyne to salmon anglers, including for catch and release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/26]
83. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for maintaining the special local draft net licence fee at €545 for Loughros Mór estuary when an ordinary draft net licence costs €398; the legal or policy basis preventing a reduction of the special local draft net licence fee; if consideration will be given to aligning the special local draft net licence fee with the …
96. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no public consultation took place in relation to the proposed closure of salmon angling on the river Boyne in 2026; his views on whether this is fair to anglers in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/26]
97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures that will be taken to ensure anglers who have already purchased their licence will be compensated for the closure if the proposed closure of salmon angling on the river Boyne is implemented. [19526/26]
98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the length of time he would expect a closure of the river Boyne for salmon anglers to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19528/26]
195. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the appointment of a new CEO of Inland Fisheries Ireland; when they are expected to take post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13429/26]
196. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the external review into Inland Fisheries Ireland; when it is expected to be concluded and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13430/26]
178. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he envisages that a permanent CEO of Inland Fisheries Ireland will be in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7518/26]
252. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to explain the reason Lough Corrib SAC, which is a large body of water greater than 600ha in size with strong stream connectivity, as per Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) statistical models, cannot produce surplus Atlantic salmon for the 2026 angling season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4197/26]
253. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will allocate extra funding to Inland Fisheries Ireland for 2026 to facilitate increased stock management (pike culling) efforts on Lough Corrib SAC considering the documented predation on salmon smolts by invasive pike together with the perilous state of salmon stocks in Ireland as referenced in the draft salmon angling regu…
254. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his officials will consider opening Lough Corrib SAC in 2027 for the harvesting of Atlantic salmon by rod and line angling; if his ‘catch and release’ proposal for 2026 results in a quantifiable growth in fish numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4200/26]
255. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reasons for his failure to sign off the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations for the 2026 salmon angling season, which would be a matter of course every December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4201/26]
256. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he accepts that the continued enforcement of S.I. No. 741/2024 [Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024] into the 2026 salmon angling season is legally untenable considering that the appropriate assessment screening which underpins S.I. No. 741/2024 is not related to the generation of salmon that ma…
338. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland has commenced selling 2026 salmon licences online and through distributors without providing anglers with the regulations booklet required under Section 69 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010; and if he will confirm whether this constitutes administrative non compliance with statutory obligations; and …
339. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland has described the 2026 salmon licence as permitting harvest only between 1 June and 31 August on open rivers, despite this restriction still being under consultation until 20 December and not yet signed off by him; and if he will direct IFI to cease including unapproved restrictions in licences unti…