Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked about support for the fisheries sector to deal with the increase in price of fuel. It is something he has been raising with me and keeping on the agenda. I did step in and put in place an extra month of a tie-up option being available, which invested €12 million specifically to support the sector to deal with the fuel crisis at the request of the fisher representatives themselves. That runs up to the end of November. It started in June. I have been monitoring prices very closely. They have increased again in the past two or three weeks. I met fishing representatives last week and am meeting again fishing co-ops this afternoon. I am reassessing the situation and will be looking at what additional support may be necessary there.

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