Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The blunt reality is that there is no protection and that was the case back in 2018 and 2019, when there had been 900 submissions with people sufficiently engaged to appeal to the Minister to do something. He did something in respect of that policy and fair play to him. It was set at naught by the Court of Appeal eventually.

The Minister has been aware of this for a very long time and he has given me the same background. My concerns remain acute in respect of the lack of protection for our inland waters and the unsustainable nature of the fishing that is going on. When will the policy be reinstated? This is very simple. I do not want any more background. I am very familiar with that. The record of the House is very familiar with it. Tá sé thar am ag an Aire beart a dhéanamh de réir a bhriathar agus na céimeanna a thógáil chun an cosc ar na báid mhóra a chur ar ais agus stop a chur leis an rud atá ar siúl faoi lathair.

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