Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are a lot of resources in what we might term our waters that others share, but we share other waters also. That has been the benefit of a Common Fisheries Policy. If the Senator is advocating a position whereby, in the context of Brexit, they will take theirs and we will take ours, then we will lose 60% of our most valuable stock, mackerel. I do not believe in that analysis of the situation. I am anxious to ensure that we get the best deal in terms of Brexit and that when we enter negotiations on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy reform after Brexit, we will secure the best possible deal. It is important to bear in mind, however, that the narrative by which the Senator is captured is not entirely accurate in that the industry is multiples of the size it was when we joined. While one could argue that in various negotiations on the policy-----