§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is now the pay for a river watcher employed by (a) the Foyle Fisheries Commission and (b) the Fisheries Conservancy Board in Northern Ireland; what is the overtime rate in each area; and what is the travel allowance in each area.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe information that has been provided by the Foyle Fisheries Commission and the Fisheries Conservancy Board is as follows:
Pay Travel Allowance £ £ Foyle Fisheries Commission River Watcher 87.30 per week 0.191 per mile Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland Bailiffs 4,165–7,115 per year 0.223 per mile The Fisheries Conservancy Board does not employ river watchers but bailiffs' responsibilities include those of the Foyle Fisheries Commission river watchers.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff are now employed as river watchers and on anti-poaching activities on Lough Foyle and the River Foyle by the Foyle Fisheries Commission in the current year; what were the figures for each of the preceding five years; and how many man-hours in total have been spent in the months of May, June and July, respectively, in each of those years and the current year on anti-poaching patrols.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerDetails of the staff employed by the commission are published in the Foyle Fisheries 193W Commission's annual report. The commission does not keep detailed records of the man-hours worked in any given period.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff are now employed as river watchers and on anti-poaching activities by the Fisheries Conservancy Board in Northern Ireland in the current year; what were the figures in each of the preceding five years; and in each of those years and the current year, how many man-hours have been spent in the months of May, June and July on anti-poaching activity.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland has provided the following details of its staff employed on conservation and protection duties:
Year Bailiffs* Inspectors 1977 17 4 1978 17 4 1979 18 4 1980 17 4 1981 14 4 1982 12 4 * The Fisheries Conservancy Board does not employ river watchers but its bailiffs' responsibilities include river watching. A number of temporary bailiffs are also employed in the period June-September each year to assist the full-time staff. The board does not keep detailed records of the man-hours worked in any given period.