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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: No, and other steps have not been taken so far by the Commission either.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Thus far it has not happened. I have advocated strongly that it should.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: I have, yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: The Commission's response is that it has been advocating very strongly itself on unsustainability but we have not seen any other steps taken in that regard. It is now over two years since the last agreement fell in 2020 and it is in no-one's interest to see this situation continue. Let us hope we can reach an agreement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: It is ultimately the Commissioner's and the Commission's decision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Pardon?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Which argument?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Yes, absolutely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: In fairness, the Commission has acted as the grown-ups on the need to be sustainable. When you look at the approach being taken at European level to manage fisheries, we are trying to follow science and make sure we get to a stage where all stocks are fished to sustainable yields. The Commission and the EU have been very responsible and proactive in engagement with other coastal states on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Well, listen-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Where we are at at the moment is that we are hope there will be an outcome or conclusion as part of the negotiations that are under way at the minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Sorry, did I accept what?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Basically this is something that we have identified and taken up the mantle on. I want to recognise the role of our fisheries attaché, Mr. Colm Ó Súilleabháin, who is at Brussels level and is working with my team here. He put this on the agenda and on the radar at European level. What happened in the past was there was a transfer of mackerel from western waters to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: We are fighting for a lot of things, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: Even more than any other species I have seen, every kilogram of bluefin tuna is fought over and I saw this last year in the debate. It was fought over to the last kilogram and is highly sought after. As for other member states, the quota is set, like with other stocks and species, based on allocation keys and on fishing track record. The challenge is that we did not have fishing track...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: I will put it on the agenda of the December meeting of the Fisheries Council. It is important we take that battle and fight it. Like everything else, it is qualified majority voting. Any gain we ultimately get would be at the expense of other member states who have a share already, so no doubt it will be sharply resisted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: The advice I received from the fishing representatives and the sea fisheries task force was that was the level we should go for. The subscriptions and applications we have received have been fully subscribed to the level we sought. Based on the assessment from the sea fisheries task force it is adequate but it remains to be seen if everyone will follow through on their applications. It is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: The sea fisheries taskforce report I received was agreed unanimously.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: There are a number of different schemes came from the taskforce, including the tie-up scheme, the decommissioning scheme, the Brexit processing capital support scheme, and the Brexit blue economy enterprise development scheme. They all came from that taskforce and I have sought to follow through on all of those schemes. No more than myself, I am sure every organisation would be of the view...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)
Charlie McConalogue: It certainly strengthens our position and means that as an industry, a sector and a country we are together in the way we move forward. I have been very much informed at all stages by working with the sector and by its views and perspectives. The European Council meeting in Brussels will start at 9 a.m. on Sunday and run all day Monday and probably overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. I...