Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
4:10 pm
Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)
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Yes. What case has the Department made for widening out grant aid and making it available for newer vessels? Fishermen maintain that upgrading older vessels is not the best thing to do in terms of safety or fishing opportunities and that it is far better to purchase new vessels.