Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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We very much hope that the negotiations end with a deal in the next short period. It is certainly far from ideal that there is a lack of clarity and certainty regarding the outcome of negotiations. Hopefully, we will know by the time of the EU Council meeting what this will be. As I outlined to other members, the assessments we carried out were on the basis of the ICES scientific advice. That advice has allowed us to carry out impact assessments on stocks, etc., in order to make preparations for the EU Council meeting. If there is no deal, member states will have to come to together and deal with that. I certainly hope that we can proceed on the basis of a deal and that it will be a good one for fishing.