Inland Fisheries Ireland Launch Public Consultation on Corporate Plan

Friday, 13th March, 2015

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has today (13.03.15) launched a public consultation in preparation for the development of a new five year corporate plan.

Interested parties are being invited to submit observations on what should be included in the plan which will run from 2015 to 2020.

Inland Fisheries Ireland was established under the Inland Fisheries Act of 2010, and under Section 41 of the Act it is required to prepare, adopt and submit for approval to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources a five year rolling corporate plan.

Inland Fishery Ireland’s current corporate plan covers the period 2011 to 2015 and is available on the IFI website here: http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Corporate/corporate-publications.html.
The principal functions of IFI are set out under Section 7(1) of the Act and these are the protection, management, and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. The general functions of the agency are;

To promote, support, facilitate, and advise the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, marketing, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling.
Develop and advise the Minister on policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries including sea angling and,
Ensure implementation and delivery of policy and strategies developed under subsection (b) as agreed with the Minister.

Observations on what should be included in the new plan can be made to Emma Fortune, IFI Headquarters, 3044 Lake Drive, City West, Dublin 24 or by email corporateplan@fisheriesireland.ie.

The deadline for receipt of observations is Friday, 10th April, 2015.

For further information, visit www.fisheriesireland.ie.

ENDS

Further Information: Suzanne Campion
Head of Business Development
Inland Fisheries Ireland
3044 Lake Drive,
Citywest,
Dublin.
Tel: 01 8842600
Email: suzanne.campion@fisheriesireland.ie Website: www.fisheriesireland.ie

Note for Editors:

Inland Fisheries Ireland is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and was established under the Fisheries Act on 1st July 2010. Its principal function is the protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. IFI will promote, support, facilitate and advise the Minister on, the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling and develop and advise the Minister on policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries and sea angling.