174. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department is retaining inland fisheries legislation that protects non-native and invasive freshwater fish in the State such as pike and roach as water bodies, given these species will not meet high EQR status for EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes due to their presence, considering the recent European Court of Justice judgment on 20 November 2025 confirming that Ireland is in breach of its obligations under the EU WFD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7513/26]

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174. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department is retaining inland fisheries legislation that protects non-native and invasive freshwater fish in the State such as pike and roach as water bodies, given these species will not meet high EQR status for EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes due to their presence, considering the recent European Court of Justice judgment on 20 November 2025 confirming that Ireland is in breach of its obligations under the EU WFD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7513/26]

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