Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Why not? Surely that is what this is about and that is what we should achieve. I contend that this is not done probably because ours is the only country that is affected by this, and I wonder to what extent we get a hearing on fishing issues at a European level whereby we can raise the importance of them. This is a very important issue for us and for the entire mackerel stock, as was outlined by Dr. Kelly. In terms of environmental issues and economic issues for the west coast, for example, there are significant implications but, in the overall scheme of things, it does not have big implications as far as Europe is concerned.