Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)

3:00 pm

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is an issue with a number of boats, especially in County Donegal, that bought licences in good faith under the old system. At that stage it was legal and perceived to be so - obviously, it has been knocked down as not being legal in the delegates' case - and those boats are now in a position where they are restricted in fishing within that zone. Many of them are of the smaller type and travelling outside the 12 mile zone would severely limit their ability to make a living. What is Mr. Kelly's view on how these boats are affected in the current environment?

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