Mr. Michael Desmond:

We have already addressed the grant assistance. That is a very simple fix. Rather than us coming up with 100% and then getting the percentage back, the State could pay the percentage first. It is the same as when BIM was originally set up. It gave the loan for it. We are not asking for loans, although it would be great if they were given.

On the financial supports, farmers get them and are entitled to them, but the price of beef and milk is higher now than it ever was and they can still get supports. We were told that because it was not written into the Common Fisheries Policy, we could not get anything from the State, while it was written into the Common Agricultural Policy at a European level. There is nothing written about a common artist policy but the State can find the money for that because of artists' importance to the culture and heritage of Ireland. Are we not as important to the culture and heritage of Ireland?

The real killer for us is that there was €242 million available through the Brexit adjustment reserve, BAR, funding and 95% of the fleet, the inshore sector, got nothing. The State will say that it did and that it got €40 million this way and that way, but when you look into it, that went to the piers. The bigger lads got it into their hand. The money we received from the then Minister, Deputy McConalogue, at the time did not come out of BAR funding. The tourism industry and everyone got it. Commissioner Kadis is of the firm belief that tens of millions was given to the inshore funding, all from BAR funding. It is a complete lie. It did not happen. What did ours come out of?