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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome Mr. Donal Maguire, director of the aquaculture development division at Bord Iascaigh Mhara, and his colleague, Ms Catherine Morrison, project development manager. I also welcome Mr. Lorcán Ó Cinnéide, who is representing the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association. I thank the witnesses for attending today, at short notice, to discuss the national strategic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I might pose one question. I thank members for their questions. Much of the concern that has been articulated, and not just at the committee, has been about buy-in and agreement with local communities. The committee has done a number of reports, but Deputy Ferris referred in particular to the visit to Scotland. The aim of the report in question was to develop an economic model for rural,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: It probably is the same analogy as getting a car washed after the roads have been gritted. One gets one's brake callipers fixed very quickly before they heat up or one will be in trouble. Salty water, when it heats up, is highly corrosive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Much more than when it is cold.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: IFA Aquaculture will appear before the joint committee next Wednesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Maguire for that information, which it is nice to have flagged for members. I again thank the three witnesses, namely, Ms Morrison, Mr. Maguire and Mr. Ó Cinnéide, for bearing with us. There is a general consensus that having a strategic plan in draft form for consultation is a good thing but the point is it should not become just another plan without an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, and his officials to the joint committee and thank them for attending to brief the members on the landing obligation and the mismanagement of fishing fleet capacity. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I understand that the Minister will be obliged to leave the meeting at 3.45 p.m. sharp, which means we will have one hour for our deliberations. There are two items on the agenda, namely, sub-segmentation and discards or landing of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I would be quite happy to facilitate the Deputy in that regard. However, members will have to limit themselves to three minutes each when asking questions. How many are indicating? I presume there are five, which will mean 25 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Very well. It will be five minutes each and I will be obliged to hold members to that. We will then get back to the Minister, after which we will go back around for the discards. We will take the sub-segmentation item first and I call on Deputy Ó Cuív.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Senator Ó Clochartaigh is substituting for Deputy Martin Ferris.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I will allow supplementary questions later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: We should allow the Minister to finish his contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Can you clarify that the regulations had or did not have to be changed to allow that action?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Ó Cuív, in fairness, there are others who wish to speak. You can come back to this in a minute. Deputy Pringle is in possession.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: What was the legal advice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Senator Comiskey posed a question about leisure craft, which needs to be dealt with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: On that technical point, with regard to the nature of a wooden versus a steel vessel, the inner shell of the latter would be slightly bigger. Is there any provision whereby a boat can be built to the same exterior dimensions but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: Sorry, Senator. I have not said much yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Andrew Doyle: I do not think that is being suggested. Chairman: That has not been suggested.