Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

We had a heated discussion at the end of last year when the Minister brought forward a proposal to postpone again the elections for the positions on the fisheries boards. We were told at the time there was an absolute commitment that the new legislation and the new board structure would be in place by August this year. The Minister of State is now telling us he hopes to have the legislation in place by the end of the year.

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