Pat Gallagher (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister fully appreciate that the mackerel quota has been built up by RSW vessel owners, who have made major financial investments? Does he agree that the polyvalent fleet has seen an increase of 200% over the years? He needs to be realistic. What is his preferred choice? Do we revert to the quota under the revised ICES advice or will he propose to Europe to leave it until next year, which would be a double-edged sword? Absorbing this year's reduced quota as well as next year's would be almost impossible.

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