Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I have one final observation to make. I thank the Minister of State for providing the response, but, to be honest, I do not buy it. I referred to boarfish. Some 95% of all boarfish were caught in Killybegs. Track record was not taken into consideration in the distribution of quota for boarfish. Boats which had not participated previously were given a quota greatly in excess, in percentage terms, of that available to boats in Killybegs with a track record. That was one only criterion. There is a totally different criterion for herring fishing. Why is that the case? If the quota was distributed using the same criterion as that used for boarfish, at least there would be a fair distribution in Killybegs. This will impact on jobs, which will be lost. Some people working in fish factories in Donegal do not realise the implications of this decision. We can refer to the decisions of the past and what occurred five or ten years ago, but this decision was taken on the Minister's watch in the past two months. The decision, taken with the stroke of a pen, will mean families in Killybegs and people working in factories will lose their jobs. It was not taken on scientific grounds. If it had been, the Minister would have used the same template as that used for the distribution of boarfish quotas. However, it was not done on that basis and, therefore, cannot be fair. It is regrettable.