Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association

2:00 am

Mr. Michael Desmond:

They got it to help them to start off in the beginning. However, they are going for so long; they have been there for decades. Once POs get set up, people are putting in their receipts all the time and getting their percentage back. They have big membership fees. It is a percentage of their boats' gross. It is €100 per year for us. We cannot afford to. Our members are cash strapped.