Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If one is replacing an old wooden vessel with a modern steel hull, the hull shape will have moved on. The boat will be a different shape for a start, and the same capacity can be obtained with a narrower hull. Primarily, what people would like here - I can understand why they are looking for it - is to build bigger boats that have the capacity to catch more fish but that are also safer and more comfortable.