Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

4:30 pm

Photo of Michael McNamaraMichael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I asked a question about the issue of licensing and in particular the duplication between Departments. The Minister referred to mackerel and line mackerel. Many restaurateurs are prepared to pay a lot more for scallops that are dive-caught rather than dredged. This should be borne in mind when developing sustainable markets.

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