John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)

I attended the negotiations that took place in Brussels at Christmas. The final meeting concluded at approximately 4 a.m. and we managed to secure the same quota for blue whiting for 2007 as that which obtained in 2006. This was despite the fact that practically every other country wanted to substantially reduce the level of Ireland's quota. We have the same quota this year as we had last year.

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