Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

Quotas, Common Fisheries Policy and Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion

2:00 am

Sarah O'Reilly (Aontú)
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The findings of the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group point to a significant imbalance in fish stocks management. In one week alone in 2023, Norwegian vessels caught over 40,000 tonnes of mackerel. This amount exceeds Ireland's annual quota for 2025 and is nearly four times the permitted catch for 2026. What will the Minister of State do to address this? Will he consider going to Europe and demanding trade sanctions or the legal route?