Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 April 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2022: Inland Fisheries Ireland

9:30 am

Dr. Cathal Gallagher:

There are various factors as regards the rivers. It is about the habitat. Through the water framework directive, we are improving that. The State is taking active measures. All of those measures we are taking on nitrates and under the water framework directive are attempts to contribute. Salmon will benefit from all of those. We are looking at things like barriers. Barriers are an issue because adults coming back have to make their way through these barriers and are holding up progress. In low-water conditions-----

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