Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The hardest hit sectors, with Brexit looming, will be the fishing and agriculture industries. With the huge impact Brexit will have on agriculture, Ireland needs to oppose the South American Mercosur trade deal. It will have to come off the table completely. Will our Government oppose the Mercosur trade deal? When Brexit negotiations end, will Irish fishing trawlers have to move away from British waters and what is planned for these fishermen if this is to happen? If European fishing trawlers must leave UK waters, the worry is that they will move into overfished Irish waters. Are safety measures being put in place for Irish fishing waters so that this will not happen?

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