Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)

3:30 pm

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I have one quick supplementary question. Towards the end of his opening remarks, Mr. Percy said that there was enough quota for everyone, both larger offshore fleets and inshore fleets. I come from an environmental perspective and I am concerned that our fishery stocks in general are under stress. Could Mr. Percy explain the rationale behind the argument that there is sufficient quota both for larger corporate privatised fleets, as he said, and smaller inshore fleets?