Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Implementation of Irish Inshore Fisheries Sector Strategy 2019-2023: Discussion

5:30 pm

Photo of Michael CollinsMichael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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Okay. With the ban on pollock, wind farms and the looming marine protected areas, MPAs, inshore fishermen are now in a dire situation. Has the Government ever considered providing an annual scheme, similar to that for the agricultural sector, for the inshore sector?