Mr. Michael Desmond:

We believe that had that strategy been implemented, we would not be in front of the committee today. It is as simple as that. I have with me the strategy for the inshore fisheries sector, which is a comprehensive document that covers all aspects of the industry. It would have involved us meeting constantly with BIM, the Department and the processors in order that if the processors were being overstocked with a particular product, they could tell us and we would ease off on that product and supply something else. We were supposed to be able to target subsidies through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. An awful lot of time and effort went into designing the strategy and the lack of its implementation has left the inshore sector in the state it is in.