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:

As it stands, the control plan that has been extended until the end of December is the interim control plan and contains the exact same conditions that were in place between 1 January and 30 April. That includes the weighing of 5% of landings on a non-industry owned or operated device such as a weighbridge, as well as all the other conditions it contains relating to permitting and cameras, which Deputy Mac Lochlainn mentioned.

As we said earlier, we are certainly happy to discuss options with the sector. We need to be conscious of our role as a regulator. It is a healthy friction with us as the regulator. It is not something on which we can reach a consensus as such-----

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