Inland Fisheries

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 …

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 l…

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]

548. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans Fáilte Ireland has in place to promote the future of Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18296/26]

393. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 372 of 26 February 2026, if he will confirm that Lough Corrib is listed under SI 293/1988 (details supplied) as salmonid waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17923/26]

395. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 27 January 2026 and Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 18 February 2026 if a qualifying interest SAC species is declining and failing to meet its detailed site-specific conservation objectives, if he will consider that an appropriate threshold point to draw up an SA…

404. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if Lough Corrib and the River Corrib in County Galway still retain their “salmonid waters” designation as granted by his legacy Department under S.I. No. 293/1988 - European Communities (Quality of Salmonid Waters) Regulations (1988); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16163/26]

405. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all sporting/recreational clubs in County Galway that the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) has directly engaged with since 2020, regarding the threat of non-piscine invasive species to the ecology of Lough Corrib SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16164/26]

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]

672. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of an Inland Fisheries Ireland 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; if, considering that salmon are a qualifying interest in the Boyne/Kells Bla…

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…