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Mon 04 Apr 2010New Bill almost there
THE Inland Fisheries Bill 2009has moved a step closer to implementation with the passing of the Billthrough Dáil Éireann last month. It is scheduled for the Seanad on April 20th. In November last, the Minister of State at the Department of Natural Resources, Conor Lenihan, announced a suite of proposals for the restructuring of the inland fisheries sector.
The Billsets out the statutory basis for the establishment of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), a national body to replace the existing central and seven regional fisheries boards, as well as setting out the legal framework by which it will be bound.
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