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

As I said, we were clear from the outset about our requirements at this point. We wanted to work with the industry and with other member states that have fishing fleets, which are also exposed, to a greater or lesser extent, in terms of fishing UK waters and to prosecute our asks through the Barnier task force. Regarding what has been agreed, we are where we set out to be and this has been acknowledged by industry leaders here. If one assumes that the withdrawal agreement is approved, and that remains to be seen, serious negotiations on the future trading relationship will take place during the transition period. Reference has been made to concluding those negotiations as they relate to fish at "an early stage".