Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion

Mr. Paschal Hayes:

Sorry, but it is not a yes-no answer. At that meeting, a number of things were discussed. Following that meeting, the industry was given three options to weigh on landing at Killybegs. One of them included use of the pier-side weighing device for the controlled landing. However, and this is why it is not a yes-no answer, the ownership model of the pier-side weighing device was also discussed at the same meeting. The three options were given on the basis that the ownership model would be addressed going forward. What happened after that was the ownership model was not addressed going forward. We found ourselves in a position where we were non-compliant with the control plan and on 6 March we withdrew the option to use the pier-side weighing device for the 5% of weighing.

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