Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Ar dtús báire, caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuilimid ag tabhairt lántacaíocht d'iascairí na tíre. Tá an Rialtas taobh thiar dóibh. Beidh mise ag déanamh gach iarracht chun na deacrachtaí agus na fadhbanna atá acu a réiteach. Cuirfear níos mó infheistíochta isteach san earnáil agus tabharfar cabhair do na hiascairí de dheasca an Bhreatimeachta agus a thorthaí.

The Government stands in support of the fishers of this country. We understand the challenges of the Brexit deal given the fact that nearly one third of our catch up to that had been in British waters. In our view there has been a disproportionate burden sharing in respect of the Brexit deal and we will be pursuing the rectification of that in the context of the Common Fisheries Policy review of next year, but also through the Brexit adjustment fund to see how we can support fishers in the immediate future. We catch about 40% of the fish in our waters, which is about two thirds of what we catch overall.

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