Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association
2:00 am
Mr. Michael Foley:
It was 5% in the north-west herring fishery. Prior to his arrangement and the rebuilding of the stocks, it was on a 33%-66% basis, over and under 55. It was two thirds to one third. Basically, we went from having under 55% of boats having 33% of the quota. With the Minister, Deputy Coveney's policy, we were reduced to 11% in the Celtic Sea herring and 5% in the north-west herring. We are not looking for anything here. All we want is to have what was taken off us. This can all be sorted nationally.
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