Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Fishing Industry: Discussion

5:00 pm

Mr. Michael Keatinge:

No, we do not. It is a complex and difficult situation. If one thinks the debate in Brussels is complicated, once it becomes national it is even more complicated. The whitefish and pelagic sectors are very different. At one level we have specialised in pelagic in Ireland and there are success stories in Killybegs, Castletownbere and Rossaveal, even though I know it has been hit. Those decisions are taken very much by the industry itself. The industry representative organisations will meet departmental officials. If there is an agreement, the Minister will generally accept that. I am not trying to pass the buck here, but the industry, itself, really has a significant role to play in that. It is a case of deciding who gets what nationally.

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