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

Deputy Collins's analysis is wrong. We are the last country in Europe to bring in such a regime. We have delayed and prevaricated and that has not helped our cause in Europe. It will not help our cause if Deputy Collins's view is to persist in terms of future negotiations of the Common Fisheries Policy. We need a broader view in terms of how to deal with the fishing industry in the future.

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