Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In this particular instance - I have no doubt that there would have been hundreds of particular things that would have to have been followed as part of the process - all that one needs to find to strike a policy down is one small item. That is what happened here in this particular instance. Very significant commitment, time and effort was put into the consultation process and I am now assessing this.

To be clear, the Government's commitment, and mine, is to protect fishing inside the six nautical mile limit. I am now assessing how we get to that position and achieve that.

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