asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the basis on which the Fisheries Board issues a commercial fishing licence in respect of a several fishery; the documentations that the licensee has to present to show that a given fishery is (a) a several fishery and (b) that he has a valid title to the said fishery.

Commercial salmon fishing licences in respect of a several fishery are issued by the regional fisheries board concerned in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 1980, (S.I. No. 380 of 1980).

With regard to documentation, it is a matter for the regional fisheries board concerned to satisfy itself as to the ownership of a several fishery. Occupiers of rated fisheries pay rates on their properties to regional fisheries boards.