Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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It would be open to it to consider and purpose measures it feels are appropriate in the strategy. Regarding the schemes within the strategy in terms of funding, they would have to fall within the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the wider Common Fisheries Policy. There has been a lot of consultation over recent months in the development of those schemes, which I plan to announce in the next few weeks, and they will run for the next four to five years. Therefore, it is open to be considered but, the same as the Common Agricultural Policy, it has to fit within the overall agreed fisheries policy. The basic payment scheme within CAP is not unique to Ireland. It is across all 27 member states. Likewise, the different streams for many Pillar 2 schemes that are run would be the same across members states. The same would be true for fisheries.