Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I take the point the Senator makes. If we have to monitor quotas, it is very important that we do it in a transparent and very open way. What the Senator suggests is a different way of monitoring and he has made a very strong case for it. The best way to proceed with this, whereby the Senator can get his viewpoint across as he is obviously representing people, is to set up a meeting with the Minister in the first place because he is the person who deals with it. I assure the Senator we will set up this meeting and follow it with a meeting with those involved in the industry if we think there is a case to be made. The Senator is asking the Department to do something in a different way from how it does it and the Minister will have to agree. He is in Brussels today dealing with marine issues. As he takes a significant interest in them, he will certainly be amenable to the case made by the Senator.