Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Mythen for his comments. With regard to quota share, as he will have heard from my previous contributions, it is an issue I have been taking up at EU level with my colleagues and with the Commission, and I will continue to do so. I will be seeking constructive approaches with regard to the fact that there is an additional burden on Ireland in terms of the outcome from the trade and co-operation agreement and to try to look at methods as to how we might mitigate that.

On the Deputy's final point about tariffs and particularly with regard to lobster, I welcome the inauguration of President Biden yesterday. I look forward to working with the new Administration and engaging with it in the time ahead. There has been a somewhat strained relationship in recent times, which has had significant tariff implications in our agrifood and beverage sectors. I hope the advent of a new Administration in the US will offer an opportunity to address some of those issues, ensuring a freer and healthy trading relationship between ourselves and the US and working to address some of the barriers that we have seen applied in recent times.

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