Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
243. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of funding collected for the salmon conservation fund between 2016 to 2021 by the licences distributors; the breakdown of the funding; the projects it was distributed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19038/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraFunding held within the Salmon and Sea Trout Rehabilitation, Conservation and Protection Fund is derived from licence duties payable to the State annually by both anglers and commercial fishermen. The amounts collected for the Fund by both IFI directly and approved distributors are set out in the table below:
|
Year |
Amount of revenue |
|
2016 |
€504,452 |
|
2017 |
€495,162 |
|
2018 |
€464,494 |
|
2019 |
€474,979 |
|
2020 |
€414,075 (estimated) |
Funding collected in any year is available to award to projects in the following year. I have attached a detailed breakdown of the funding awards between 2017 and 2020. This includes a summary of the number of projects that are pending approval for funding by the Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland for 2021.
