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
Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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I have a question for Mr. Byrne about fish processing and exports. We all understand the gravity of the crisis with pelagic species. Deputy Mac Lochlainn spoke eloquently about everything leading up to that, including overfishing. What is the implication for members of the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association, for industry and for employment in that sector?