§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) on what basis the current members of the Salmon Advisory Committee were selected; how many are representative of anglers' associations; how many are representative of commercial interests; and what is the size of the advisory committee;
(2) how many of the individuals not reappointed to the Salmon Advisory Committee earlier in the current year were (a) ineligible through age or (b) declined an invitation to serve a further term.
§ Mr. JackThe Salmon Advisory Committee currently has 10 members plus a chairman. They have been invited to serve because of their knowledge of matters relating to salmon fisheries or the biology of ecology of salmon. All were appointed on a personal basis and not as representatives of particular organisations or interest groups. The committee was reviewed during 1992 particularly with a view to its future work programme. As a result, membership was reduced from 16. Age was not a factor in deciding membership. One former member declined an offer of reappointment for personal reasons.