Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are plenty of owners of boats between 12 m and 15 m in length who are in difficulty too following the storms. The problems are not solely confined to boats under 12 m. I would like to have much more to spend in this sector. We are examining broader actions we can take to help the inshore sector, which is not before time either, but I only have €1.5 million to spend. We will see the existing scheme, which is appropriate, through and if we have money left over, we will look at how we can allocate it as fairly as we can to those who need it most.

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