Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Fishing Industry Losses Due to Recent Storms: Discussion

3:30 pm

Mr. Gerry Sweeney:

I would like to speak about the scope of the scheme. There are a few variations among people who fish for shrimp and people who put out lobster pots. Some people do both. Reference was made to the need to increase the numbers on the current scheme. That is vital for some people. Some people have the benefit of drawing from both schemes, while some people have the benefit of drawing from just one scheme. The increase is vital along with the grant.