Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This question seeks to establish definitively the position of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in respect of the percentage of fish from Irish waters allocated to the Irish fishing fleet under the CFP. I refer to the Irish exclusive economic zone. I seek to establish that percentage. As the Minister will know, the fishing industry argues that the percentage is 15%. I understand that the Department has argued that it is over 40%. This information is fundamental because, if the extent of the problem is not accepted, how can it be solved?

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