Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Sherlock. The Government is clear in its commitment to stand ready to support the sector to address the impact that the sector has seen as a result of the outcome of the agreement, both in terms of representing our interests in Europe in trying to address the burden share as part of that but particularly in terms of trying to address the impact financially, both in terms of the sector and in terms of coastal communities. Part of that will be consideration, certainly in the short term, of a temporary fleet tie-up scheme. I will be consulting with the sector on how any impact can be addressed in the long term. As I outlined in my initial contribution, my intention in that regard is to set up a task force to ensure that there is full engagement and that all ideas from the sector, from those who are affected and from coastal communities properly and fully feed into that and inform that approach.

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