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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I ask Senator Craughwell to wait a moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: As part of the same meeting. Is that agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Can I take it as agreed that we will certainly invite the Minister in-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: In a moment. I just want to finish this point. Perhaps we will have a discussion about how that meeting goes at our next private meeting on Tuesday morning, if that is okay. Other speakers have been waiting patiently to come in and have their say. Senator Craughwell has one minute if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: If that is agreed, we can move on. Agreed. The next speaker is Deputy Charles Ward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Go raibh maith agat, Deputy Ward. I call Deputy Maxwell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Deputy Cahill has joined the meeting. Attendees will recall that at the start of the meeting he sent his apologies and said he would like to come in at the end if he could make it in. He has joined us online and indicated that he wishes to speak. The floor is Deputy Cahill's. At the outset, he might confirm verbally that he is on the precincts of Leinster House. The Deputy seems to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I will say it for Mr. Menarry: it is absolutely ridiculous. It is a scandal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I thank the witnesses for their responses. We are right up against the clock. I hope we will be able to hear Deputy Cahill when I call him again. I would like to give him the opportunity to take his ten minutes before we wrap up, if that is okay. Unfortunately, we still cannot hear Deputy Cahill. The technology is not co-operating. Would any other member like to put a closing question...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Senator Craughwell has raised his hand. He may come in very briefly as we are almost out of time. In fact, the Senator has left the call. I thank all the witnesses for attending in person and for engaging as they have done. They have been forthright in their analysis of the issues affecting their members, the sector and the wider fishing industry. They should rest assured that we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Indeed, we can. We will discuss in private session what reports we might do arising out of this discussion. We have one report under way, which is on sea-fisheries protection and the policing of the fishing sector. Deputy Mac Lochlainn is the rapporteur on that. I am sure it will contain many recommendations, which will have to be teased out here. We will have to discuss them and agree...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: My position on that question is to say "Yes, absolutely"; we can write to the Minister and make a case if that is agreed. The witnesses, I suggest, could make a submission on the types of financial supports that might work for their sector and their members. If Mr. Desmond wanted to the write to the committee with that submission, that would be able to inform a fuller discussion. I am sure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Thank you so much. That concludes the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Inshore Fishing: National Inshore Fishermen's Association (23 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: It sums up the massive contradictions that we have seen when Dublin, Cork and Belfast airports are the biggest fishing ports on this island. No matter what way we look at it, it does not make sense for an island nation in the north Atlantic to be importing seafood from as far afield as Thailand and Australia. From an economic point of view, from a social point of view and from an...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: Earlier today I attended a briefing by the Family Resource Centre National Forum. I think we can all agree that FRCs are tremendous services. They are holistic, engaged, progressive, they provide vital interventions for families and individuals at all stages of life. In Waterford city we are very fortunate to have three excellent centres, Sacred Heart, Brill FRC and St. Brigid's, but there...

National Social Enterprise Policy: Statements (25 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I agree with everything my colleague Deputy Donnelly said. We have spoken about this matter in the past. The Minister of State knows my feelings on it. Social enterprises are at the heart of rural and community life. They create jobs and roll out services. They foster innovation, but too often they have been treated as an afterthought by the Government. They have not been given priority...

National Social Enterprise Policy: Statements (25 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: That is not good enough. I look forward to the remainder of the debate. I look forward to hearing the contributions of other Members. Hopefully, the strategy, as I said, will be followed by a framework for action.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (24 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport maidir le líon na dtiománaithe foghlama i gContae Phort Láirge atá ar liosta chun a dtástálacha a dhéanamh trí mheán na Gaeilge, agus é sin a dhéanamh do gach catagóir cheadúnais; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [50535/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (24 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport maidir leis an meántréimhse feithimh i ngach contae do thiománaithe foghlama atá ar liosta feithimh chun a dtástálacha a dhéanamh trí mheán na Gaeilge, do gach catagóir cheadúnais; an mheántréimhse sin a chur ar fáil i bhfoirm thábla; agus an ndéanfaidh...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (24 Sep 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport maidir le líon na scrúdaitheoirí tiomána atá cáilithe i ngach contae chun scrúdú a dhéanamh ar thiománaithe foghlama trí mheán na Gaeilge; an líon sin a chur ar fáil i bhfoirm thábla; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [50537/25]