Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairman very much. I am not sure if the witnesses were listening to the Minister but I presume they were. I would like to hear their thoughts on the task force the Minister is proposing to set up and what they, as organisations, would like to see from it.

Regarding my constituency of Wexford, I also raised the issue relating scallops and the landing of boats in the UK. From 1 April, they will be prohibited from landing their catch in the UK and transporting it back to Ireland for processing. The third issue is that of processors in Ireland and the result of the Brexit negotiation on quotas. I would like to get the witnesses' comments on the future of the processing industry in Ireland.