Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is trying to remove the livelihood of fishermen without compensating them (details supplied). [8311/07]

John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Recognising the implications of alignment with the scientific advice for the commercial salmon fishing sector in 2007 and beyond, the Government has established a fund to address any financial hardship that may be experienced by the sector.

I published details of the Salmon Hardship Scheme last week, which is intended to provide a measure of relief to each individual licence holder in line with the level of hardship likely to be experienced.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 331: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason he has shortened the length of time in which fishermen are allowed to fish (details supplied). [8312/07]

John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Salmon and Trout Conservation By-Law which is renewed on an annual basis prescribes the opening and closing dates for commercial salmon and trout fishing. The time periods in which draft net fishermen are allowed to fish are set out in that By-Law and have remained unchanged since 1999.