Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
3:30 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I am at something of a loss. I appreciate Senator Mac Lochlainn's commitment. He talks about a loss of €1 billion to the sector. Under the European Court of Justice ruling, we negotiated a situation where everybody who had a licence could continue to operate under that licence. With regard to finfish, in the period from 2004 to 2017, the tonnage has increased by almost 30% from 15,200 tonnes to 19,500 tonnes. In the face of pretty severe constraints by the European Court of Justice, the industry has grown in volume and that is not disputable.
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