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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas and Decommissioning: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...the organisations represented here, as he did in September, but also for there to be constant communication with them about the critical negotiations taking place. There are the negotiations at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council and those with the Norwegians and Faroe Islanders in respect of mackerel. I will get to blue whiting in a moment - the question in that regard will for Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment and the AGRIFISH Council Meeting: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Dec 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...of all sizes, as well as the co-operatives - basically the people who took part in the task force along with the inshore sector - and agree what is the catch? Obviously it has to be based on real data that are agreed as we know the phrase, "lies, damn lies and statistics". This would get everybody on the same page. Would the Minister agree that is critical? If everybody agrees what the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I was very disappointed with the Citizens' Assembly recommendation regarding fines. That is entirely the wrong way to address the issue. We need to be realistic. When we consider the data, we see that Ireland undoubtedly has the highest figure in the EU for greenhouses gas emissions from agriculture. This reflects our economic structure. In fairness, and as the officials have stated, we...