Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The estimate is that out of the 1,600 or so inshore boats on the national register, probably about 1,000 are active. A good benchmark is the number that applied for the two schemes last year and the year before, which was around 800. The threshold for qualifying was €1,000 of fish sold in the year. As I say, there was a good €2,700 or €4,500 available for those who applied for that. It is probably fair to assume that out of the 1,600, just under 800 applied for it. I think it is a fair assumption that the other 800 are either fishing less than 30 days or did not fish to a total of €1,000 of sales in the year. They are not fishing or are fishing very small amounts.