Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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I appreciate that because some people are struggling severely. Mortgages have to be paid and banks are knocking on the door. There is a serious worry there.

The Rural Independent Group brought a motion before Dáil Éireann on 25 January 2023 regarding inshore fishing. It asked for funding of €12 million at the time. That figure that was well researched. To date, only €3.5 million has been given to the inshore sector. People working in the inshore sector now find themselves in a far worse predicament with the pollock fishery also closing. The Government voted in favour of €12 million at the time, but the state of inshore fishing sector now compared with January 2023 means that €12 million is not anywhere close to a figure that would help. While the Government agreed to €12 million at the time, it seems only €3.5 million was given. If the Government agreed to that motion, is it willing to carry out what is stated in it, namely, €12 million?