Will the Minister tell the House if the manager of the North West Fishery Board is included in the 31 permanent staff or is he part-time?

I regret I cannot give the Deputy that information.

Is the Minister aware that the manager of the North West Fishery Board is also manager of the Western Fishery Board?

He is now acting manager of the north west board and he is manager of the western board.

Is he included among the part-timers?

He is not included in the part-time element. That concerns a caretaker and a fishery officer.

Into what category was the manager put?

The manager is included in the 31.

As permanent?

Yes.

And he is also manager of the western board?

At the moment we are between times and an appointment is about to be made to the north west board.

It is very unsatisfactory, particularly from the point of view of the western fishery area, that the manager appointed is not in a position to give the full amount of his time to his duties as manager of the Western Fishery Board area. Will the Minister indicate to the House when a new manager will be appointed to the north west so as to free the manager of the Western Fishery Board to look after the duties of that area?

The closing date for the receipt of applications for the vacancy in the north western region was 14 June. I understand that interviews have started in regard to the appointment to that region.