After a protracted period of uncertainty following five resignations from the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland, Minister Eamon Ryan has now removed the remaining board members on a no-fault basis.
The decision was taken due to the "inability of IFI to carry out its functions effectively".
Minister Ryan has used his powers to appoint two people to carry out those functions pending the appointment of a new board.
The two, Tom Barry and Seamus Neely, have been instructed to "prioritise the full and prompt consideration of a number of protected disclosures which are understood to have been received by IFI in recent months".
Those disclosures could not be progressed by the board of IFI as a result of the resignations, meaning it had no quorum.
Mr Barry and Mr Neely are also to oversee the preparation of a governance review of the IFI to be delivered within six months.
Inland Fisheries Ireland is responsible for the management and protection of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea resources.
