Dáil debates

Thursday, 9 March 2023

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions

Forestry Sector

9:20 am

Photo of Martin HeydonMartin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In regard to migrants, the scheme is, as I outlined, whether the crew member is a migrant or otherwise, fishers who worked at sea on board a vessel concerned by the permanent cessation, for at least 90 days per year in the last two calendar years. I will revert to the Deputy on the very specific nature of his questions. I do not have the response to that now. There are a number of terms and conditions. The background here is the seafood task force which comprised the stakeholders that came together to come up with this scheme and had to work within the constraints of the cessation scheme. This obviously is the outcome of the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and the voluntary permanent cessation scheme was one of 16 recommendations made by the task force in October 2021. In regard to the very specific points the Deputy raises, I will revert to him. However, being a migrant or otherwise the fact is this applies equally to all crew members who can prove they worked the required days in each of the two years.

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