Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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Many of my questions have been dealt with. The document the Minister submitted to the committee was interesting because of the lack of detail and specifics, whereas much more useful detail has been revealed during the discussion. On the coastal states aspect, he stated, “We continue to oppose the setting of unacceptably high unilateral quotas for mackerel by a number of third countries [which we have been discussing here].” He went on to state, “If this unacceptable behaviour is continued in 2023 by these countries, the EU must work together and use all available tools to ensure real and effective consequences for such behaviour.” What are the available tools to ensure real and effective consequences?