1153. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which salmon numbers in the various rivers here continue to be monitored; if there has been a noticeable drop-off in salmon returning to traditional spawning grounds; if wild salmon is a threatened species; if overfishing off Greenland has affected the numbers returning to spawn in rivers here; if there is a record of the number of salmon caught in each of the main salmon fishing rivers in recent times for comparison with previous years; if specific action is warranted, notwithstanding the EU and Irish conservation policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16790/18]

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1153. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which salmon numbers in the various rivers here continue to be monitored; if there has been a noticeable drop-off in salmon returning to traditional spawning grounds; if wild salmon is a threatened species; if overfishing off Greenland has affected the numbers returning to spawn in rivers here; if there is a record of the number of salmon caught in each of the main salmon fishing rivers in recent times for comparison with previous years; if specific action is warranted, notwithstanding the EU and Irish conservation policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16790/18]

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