Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

A provisional figure of 3,403 tonnes for sprat landings in 2023 has previously been provided by the SFPA. That is what I have to have hand here. The figures over the years from 2018 to 2022 ranged from a minimum of approximately 3,500 tonnes of sprat landed in 2018, to a maximum of approximately 14,500 tonnes of sprat landed in 2021. Obviously, it is an important species and an important foundation species for the ecology and welfare of many other fish, their health and the sustainability of their stocks. I want to conclude this process in as prompt a fashion as possible. My team is working on it and we will step it out as quickly as we can to get to the end point.

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