Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2026
299. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the intentions of the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 are consistent with the First Schedule Part 2 of the European Union (Invasive Alien Species) Regulations 2024 - S.I. No. 374 of 2024 [39559/26]
View answerThe Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 was introduced as a fisheries conservation measure to govern the taking and sale of coarse fish. Coarse fish is defined as “any freshwater fish or the spawn or fry thereof other than salmon, trout, rainbow trout, char or eels or their spawn or fry” as per the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959.
The European Union (Invasive Alien Species) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No 374 of 2024) includes restrictions relating to invasive alien species, with the First Schedule of Part 2 listing those designated as invasive alien species of national concern. For coarse fish species, this includes only roach, dace, chub and common carp.
Bye-Law No. 806 of 2006 regulates fisheries management in relation to coarse fish generally, while S.I. No. 374 of 2024 provides controls relating to specified invasive species. The two legal instruments therefore operate concurrently for different purposes.
