966. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the public consultation on the management of the crayfish fishery held in 2021 by his Department; if any report was finalised following that consultation; if so, the reason it was never published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11907/26]
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967. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the number of submissions received by his Department as part of the public consultation on the management of the crayfish fishery; to provide a summary of those submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11908/26]
968. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work being carried out to support the development of sustainable conservation measures for the crayfish fishery inside 12NM between Mizen Head and Loop Head; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11909/26]
969. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will, in light of the recent Marine Institute study on bycatch in the crayfishery, introduce tangle net exclusion zones from critical shark habitats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11910/26]
970. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a payment scheme to support inshore fishers in the crayfishery, as a just transition mechanism, and as part of robust management measures to protect critically endangered species currently at risk from tangle nets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11911/26]
102. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the investigation into the fish kill on the River Blackwater in August 2025; the actions being taken to prevent similar incidents in the future; if he is satisfied with the current EPA licensing and enforcement regime, particularly in light of recent non-compliance issues at industrial sites; and if he will make …
310. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department have engaged with the Marine Institute regarding a formal stock assessment of sprat and the introduction of a total allowable catch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36042/25]