Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

I asked if the Minister objected to this in any way and if that had a material outcome. I imagine that what the Minister has said is a long way of saying that there was no official objection by him, the Department or the Government with regard to what the Minister, Deputy Coveney, said is a disappointing outcome. Ireland's coastal share of fish will shrink by at least 15% over the next six years. The mean reduction of fishing available for EU member states is 9%. Ireland's reduction significantly surpasses the average European reduction. Ireland's fishing industry is the joint highest loser, with Germany. How was this allowed to occur? I understand that there were complex negotiations with many balls in the air but how is it that Ireland happens to be the country, along with Germany, which lost the most? Sean O'Donoghue, the chief executive of the Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation, said that they would now only get a 13% share. He said that it is unfair that when 80% of mackerel spawn on the west coast of Ireland, we now only have a 13% share and Britain has a 71% share. He said that it is totally unacceptable and that they will not lie down and accept it. How does the Minister propose that we change this so that we get a fairer share in the future?

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