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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It was related to Brexit and the London Fisheries Convention.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. Kelly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am very concerned about this issue. As I said in the Seanad, I suspect that there was a degree of vindictiveness in the drafting of this legislation. I suggest we raise with the Department the issue of the allocation of seed in the Foyle which has been brought to our attention today. We should ask the Department if there will be an allocation of mussel seed to the relevant parties. Does...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does the committee agree on this issue? It is a serious matter. I would not like somebody to be punished for being vindicated in court.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is appreciated.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The outstanding issues for finding a resolution in the North include an Irish language Act. We should remember there is a Welsh language Act and a Scottish language Act in place. Along with the bill of rights, these are issues outstanding from the Good Friday Agreement that we all speak of but which has not been implemented fully. There is also the matter of lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The decision of the British Government to withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention has been raised. I urge the Acting Leader to invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the Seanad as soon as possible to address this matter of immense importance to our fishing community around the coast. Some 100,000 tonnes are caught in those waters by our fleet every year, so it is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The difficulty is that due to our failure to confront the British Government, its statement on withdrawing from the London Fisheries Convention means, in practice, that it is claiming the fishing rights of Lough Foyle. We must have urgent clarification from the Minister that the Irish Government will defend the rights of fishermen living on the Inishowen Peninsula to continue their...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defective Building Materials (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defective Building Materials (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This matter was originally scheduled as the fourth Commencement matter. Obviously, that was rescheduled. I apologise to the Cathaoirleach. These things change quickly in here. The Minister now knows that the report that was recently published was delayed by a year. That is a year in which families in Donegal have had to endure more concern and more alarm as their homes are literally...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The announcement of the British Government relating to the London Fisheries Convention is a game changer. The Minister outlined his approach to voisinagein the Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Bill but this is a game changer and I am hoping for clearer responses from the Minister than what we heard in his presentation. How will he defend the Irish national interest? How will he defend our fishing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister presented this to the Seanad as part of the whole Brexit picture. He said the voisinageissue was part of the overall picture. From here on in, everything needs to be on the table. We need to have a conversation about fisheries policies around these islands. We have to defend Irish national interests.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Officials in the Department have put policies in place. What is the overall value of the catch taken from Irish waters, including by supertrawlers from all other nations? What percentage of that catch do we take and what has it been over all the years when we have been members of the European Union and the Common Fisheries Policy? The British have asserted their national interests and we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will put my core question to the Minister. Has the Common Fisheries Policy and the division of Irish waters under that policy been a good deal for Ireland? Is the status quoa good deal? The difficulty is that while we say we will try to form a Common Position in Europe to negotiate with Britain on all of this, those in fishing communities around our coast do not believe we ever got a good...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is it a fair deal, though?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Some 80% of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I just have a statistic to give the Minister that blows any analysis that this is fair out of the water.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What is the overall catch? It is the total catch of all-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: London Fisheries Convention: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Jul 2017)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What is the total catch for our own-----