Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No fisheries producer organisation I am aware of has recommended to its members that they should not take it. I have very deliberately brought all key stakeholders together to advise me on two fronts, first, on how to respond to the impact of Brexit quota challenges, and second, on how we fight our battle at European-level on both fronts. I stepped out the advice in relation to how we combine our collective perspectives and capacities to fight the battle at European level. Subsequent to that, I also brought people together to advise me on the Common Fisheries Policy, the Common Fisheries Policy review group, and on how we can put strategies together to maximise our position there. That is the recommendation that came from the sea fisheries taskforce.