Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government mentions fisheries and the protection of fisheries 12 times between page 7 and page 106. It pledges to:

Ensure protection of the interests of the Irish Fishing industry by insisting that a Fisheries Agreement with the UK is concluded as an integral part of an overall EU Free Trade Agreement with the UK ...

Seek EU Commission contingency supports and market-disturbance funding for the fisheries sector to mitigate against the impact of ... Brexit.

Our fishing industry in Killybegs, Howth, Castletownbere, Dunmore, Kilmore and Duncannon are all waiting with bated breath for news on a deal. In coastal areas fishing is not just an industry; it is an entire community whose very survival depends on them fishing. They deserve to know their fate. I ask the Tánaiste to give an update.

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