177 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the membership of the national implementation group formed as a result of the document A Strategy for Improved Pest Control on Irish Salmon Farms; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that one of the main tasks of this group is to ensure lice levels on salmon farms are kept below treatment trigger levels, as per the sea lice monitoring protocol, in order to minimise the effects of sea lice infestation on migrating salmonids; the reason members of the wild fish interests such as the central or regional fisheries boards and a company (details supplied) were specifically excluded from the national implementation group in view of their inclusion in all previous implementation groups and committees over the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25416/09]

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177 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the membership of the national implementation group formed as a result of the document A Strategy for Improved Pest Control on Irish Salmon Farms; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that one of the main tasks of this group is to ensure lice levels on salmon farms are kept below treatment trigger levels, as per the sea lice monitoring protocol, in order to minimise the effects of sea lice infestation on migrating salmonids; the reason members of the wild fish interests such as the central or regional fisheries boards and a company (details supplied) were specifically excluded from the national implementation group in view of their inclusion in all previous implementation groups and committees over the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25416/09]

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