#IFI - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has today 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.
IFI 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.
IFI’s current corporate plan covers the period 2011 to 2015 and is available on the IFI website HERE.
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 protected].
The deadline for receipt of observations is Friday 10 April 2015.
