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Angling Sector

6 questions from 3 TDs, between 29 May 2025 and 12 May 2026.

6
questions
6 written, 0 oral
3
TDs have asked
3
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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October 20251
November 20250
December 20251
January 20260
February 20262
March 20260
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May 20261
June 20260
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August 20260
September 20260
October 20260

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Fianna Fáil1 from 1 TD · 48 seats today
  • Labour Party1 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin4 from 1 TD · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 1

Asked of

The questions

Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Climate
251. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of meetings of the Angling Consultative Council of Ireland (ACCI)/Angling Advisory Group (AAG) that have taken place this calendar year; the number in total envisaged for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34035/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
175. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm whether salmon angling stakeholders and/or salmon advocacy groups threatened legal action against his Department; if the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations for the 2026 season were signed off in late December 2025 as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7…
Mairéad Farrell Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
177. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm that the Lough Corrib catchment will be open for Atlantic salmon harvesting by rod and line angling from 1 February 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7517/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Climate
32. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to change the rules governing the logbook for salmon or sea trout angling, allowing anglers to retrospectively produce a logbook as was the case previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67681/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Climate
20. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a Departmental policy has been agreed to impose a total catch and release model for recreational salmon angling in the jurisdiction for 2026; and if his officials have considered the adverse implications for all other forms of angling particularly the mandatory use of single and double barbless hooks where salmon reside; and if h…
Brendan Smith Written 29 May 2025 · to Environment
272. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of funding available this year to upgrade and/or develop new angling facilities on our lakes and rivers; the funding available to each region in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28861/25]