AIE-023-024-IFI
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI)
Release of a selection of IFI Board Meeting Minutes under AIE
IFI annual fish counter summary report, 2022
IFI inspection reports / enforcement correspondence in relation to a case of destruction of a riverbed by a farmer in Laois
Barriers to fish migration screened by the IFI
AIE-023-012-IFI
Under the AIE Regs to request records of the barriers assessed using the secondary assessment tool mentioned below.
I-BAST assessment
For primary assessment, Inland Fisheries Ireland has developed the I-BAST (IFI Barrier Assessment and Screening Tool) application as an initial screening and barriers assessment tool. To date, we have surveyed almost 22,600 structures using the I-BAST assessment and a further 175 structures using the secondary assessment.
AIE Refusal: Release of Board Minutes, Inland Fisheries Ireland
AIE 023-013-IFI
Records in Excel, with substantive / project related records highlighted
IFI Barrier Assessment and Screening Tool (I-BAST)
Under the AIE Regs to request records of the circa 175 barriers assessed using the secondary assessment tool mentioned below
For the purposes of this AIE please provide the records in the electronic format held by IFI
I-BAST assessment
For primary assessment, Inland Fisheries Ireland has developed the I-BAST (IFI Barrier Assessment and Screening Tool) application as an initial screening and barriers assessment tool. To date, we have surveyed almost 22,600 structures using the I-BAST assessment and a further 175 structures using the secondary assessment.’
The register lists all barrier currently assessed (SNIFFER assessment) and includes an indication of whether a report is available (column k in excel file).
To date the register includes 232 structures, 56 of which have a report completed and available.
Please note that some of these reports are catchment wide reports and encompass all barriers assessed within that catchment. e.g. Boyne catchment
Attached the register of barriers assessed with this letter. This lists in a high-level record what I consider within the scope of your request. It provides a brief description of barriers assessed and any subsequent records related to it. e.g., Reports and or drone imagery.
Please note that each row has a corresponding SNIFFER excel assessment, this assessment contains the measurement data in raw format e.g. height/ width /head height/ velocity etc. of each barrier.
Records of Interest
If you could please indicate which specific barriers/ reports are of interest to you by returning the register with the relevant rows/ columns highlighted. We will endeavour to extract the records within the timeframe remaining. If the number of records is likely to exceed the timeframe remaining, we will correspond with you to agree a schedule of release of the relevant records.
Please note that if any drone imagery is requested, we will facilitate you by providing access to view the relevant records by laptop in a suitable IFI office. Currently we do not have the facility to share the data electronically due to the size of the files concerned.
We can provide you with an example of the raw SNIFFER excel assessment of a barrier, to help you ascertain if the record is what you require.
DESIGN GUIDANCE For Fish Passage On Small Barriers
Fish passage at Castlecor Weir on the Upper River Inny, Co. Meath
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the statutory body with the responsibility for the protection, development, and management of the inland fishery resource within the state. As part of their responsibility to manage the fish stocks on the Upper River Inny at Castlecor Weir, it is proposed to hire the services of a consulting firm to prepare an options report for fish pass improvement works at the weir, considering all environmental and engineering circumstances that are present at the site upstream and downstream. IFI wishes to appoint consultants to prepare an options report, based on a number of environmental and technical surveys and using a recognised decision matrix, present a preferred option for fish pass improvement works at Castlecor Weir.
Following the approval of the preferred option, the consultants will then be required to prepare design, calculations, and drawings of the preferred option. These will be sent to the Department of Environment, Climate and Communication, and OPW for licences and approvals. The consultant will be required to prepare a planning application of the preferred option for Meath Local Authority, following the granting of planning permission, the consultant will be required to prepare construction drawings and tender documents for the hire of a construction company. The consultant will also be required to assist IFI in the tender assessment and the appointment of the successful construction company. The consultant will then be required to oversee the construction phase of the preferred option and sign off on the completed project. Please see the attached pricing schedule for more information. The design will take account of cost, constructability, maintenance, disturbance, and other structural and ecological implications. (Please see Scoping and Service Requirement document for further information)
