Aidan Davitt (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would also like to thank Ms McGinley, Ms Ryan, Mr. Fleming and the chaps who are present for giving their presentation today. Some of this is really eye-opening. I am from the middle of Ireland and I suppose one could call me a landlubber. We have quite a lot of part-time and seasonal workers in farming and related industries. My general experience is that most of them are treated as well as the farmers' own families. Many of them even live in family homes. It is shocking to hear this kind of thing in respect of fishing. On behalf of Fianna Fáil, and as my colleague, Deputy Niall Collins, has already stated, we will fully support this case and whatever mechanism we can come up with to try to progress this matter. Senator Nash, who has a genuine interest in this area, has said that when he was in power and pushing hard on this matter, not a lot got resolved. It will not be much easier for us who are still trying to push it on while not in power. We will certainly do our utmost however. I will be led by Senator Nash and by his experience in the area. We will certainly take on board anything we can do.