Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Crisis in Ireland's Inshore Fishing Industry: Discussion
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
It is time we started putting pressure on. The other problem coming down the line is with the shellfish market. The fishermen represented here are the producers who sell the fish on but then it has to be exported. With the new Brexit laws coming in, and we will hear more about those in the next couple of weeks and months, it will be more difficult for the fishing industry. Other sectors are telling me that if something is not done about the rules and regulations arising from Brexit, they will be out of business. The fishers will be producing but no one will be able to bring the fish to Europe where the sales are-----
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