Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In a way that is the essence of it. The aim is to carry out a report and a study based on trying to build a model that allows consideration of smaller rural coastal communities as opposed to larger ports and fishing areas. Deputy Pringle summarised it by proposing a policy that would allow for activities to take place to build resilient rural coastal and island communities. That is what we are trying to achieve here notwithstanding the comments of Deputy Ferris about so much of the major fishing stocks being controlled by a small number of fishermen. We are trying to do something beyond that and look at resilience and adaptability and, as Dr. Delaney noted, community support. Much of what we are trying to do centres around those five key points. We will go back to the deputation. There are several questions for Dr. Delaney.