Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will update the committee shortly on it, but the Deputy can take it that it has been very challenging given it has taken so long to consider it, look at it and see what the options might be. Before the end of this month, I will revert to the committee with my update on the Bill. Like the Deputy, I want to do everything we can to support the islanders. From a Government point of view, that is a big priority, as it has been for me from a fisheries point of view. I outlined the supports I have put in place, which have been very specific to the inshore sector, on which islanders depend. It has not happened before now because it has not been by any means straightforward or easy to bring to a conclusion.

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