Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is little mention in the report of scallops, which are very unique to Wexford Harbour. The shellfish industry has fallen through the floor in the past two years or more. Lobsters have gone down, as has everything else, and people are under pressure. Regarding BIM's figures on employment impact by county, will that involve skippers? Is there a breakdown of the employment that will be lost? Will it be only fishermen? Who, according to BIM, will lose their jobs? It is said that for every person working at sea, there are four working on land. That is the obvious thing. Then there are restaurants and everything else involved in that. The industry is under severe pressure but it is a lucrative industry. Other countries would not be building bigger boats if it was not profitable. We should be coming from that angle. It is a natural resource for our country.