Fisheries Protection

128. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the action his Department is taking to legislatively protect invasive/non-native bream (Abramis brama) stocks in Lough Mask under the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-law (No. 806) 2006, considering the expansion of bream culling operations on the lake by Inland Fisheries Ireland this c…

148. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his departmental officials continue to legislatively conserve invasive/non-native roach (Rutilus rutilus) under the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-law (No. 806) 2006 in Lough Melvin SAC considering their continued population growth as referenced in an Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI)…

149. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his departmental officials will continue to legislatively conserve invasive/non-native pike (Esox lucius) under the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 in Aughrusbeg Lough SAC, Connemara, County Galway considering their recent anthropogenic introduction as referenced in an Inland Fisheries Ireland (IF…

214. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to alleviate concerns over the use of tangle nets in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17250/26]

237. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the legislative or scientific measures are in place to protect vulnerable and genetically distinct Atlantic salmon populations in rivers that are not assessed by the Technical Expert Group on Salmon (TEGOS), in particular the Owenriff (Barna) River system No. 140, situated in the Galway Fishery District No. 9(1)…

238. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department is considering closing the Owenriff (Barna) River system No. 140, situated in the Galway Fishery District No. 9(1), to all rod and line angling under future legislation considering that it has a small and unprotected population of Atlantic salmon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

240. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the scientific reasons his advisors changed the probability threshold from 85% (catch and release) to 75% (surplus) for Lough Corrib SAC Atlantic salmon stocks under the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026; if this change aligns with the ‘precautionary principle’ that i…

241. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the 2025 Programme for Government commitment to protect and recognise the Great Western Lakes including Lough Corrib SAC in County Galway as salmonid waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16182/26]

243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to examine correspondence (details supplied) in relation to proposed amendments to the wild salmon and sea trout tagging scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16284/26]

249. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the serious local concern about the proposal from IFI to replace a well-regulated catch-and-release fishery with a full closure of the River Boyne under the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Regulations for 2026; if he will seek clarification from the IFI on the evidence supporting full closure r…

712. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cá mhéad long nó bád eachtranach a stopadh nó a gabhadh de thairbhe iad a bheith ag iascaireacht go neamhdhleathach le cúig bliana anuas; cad é an toradh ar gach cás [17210/26]

191. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason he is separating spring salmon from summer salmon when placing restrictions on draft fishermen, instead of counting the total number of fish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7009/26]

192. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the role his Department has taken in relation to the fish kill incident in the River Blackwater. [14264/26]

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]

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]

287. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 27 January 2026, in view of the Court of Justice of the EU ruling on case C-444/21 EU Commission v Ireland if he will deliver individual conservation plans for each SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9119/26]

620. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of an Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) survey conducted in 2025 which notes that salmon stocks on the Boyne and Kells Blackwater rivers has seen a catastrophic collapse, down to 10% of the conservation limit for the catchments; if he will consider whether it appropriate at this time to publish an…

310. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to reverse the decision to ban salmon draft net fishing in 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75312/25]

313. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Joint Committee investigation into the Munster Blackwater fish kill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1489/26]

314. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason a catch and release policy has been introduced on the Clare and Corrib Rivers in County Galway; if he will publish the full scientific basis for the proposed catch and release designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1882/26]

315. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the opportunities anglers and angling bodies have to contribute to the decisions surrounding river and fish stock management before a proposed decision is made; if he has considered involving these angling groups in the initial stages of analysing river and fish stock status; and if he will make a statement on the …

316. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of an Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) survey conducted in 2025 which notes that salmon stocks on the Boyne and Kells Blackwater river has seen a catastrophic collapse, down to 10% of the conservation limit for the catchments; considering that salmon are a qualifying interest in the Boyne/Kells Blac…