Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the quantity of fish caught in Irish waters and exported in an unprocessed state; and the proposals to increase onshore processing. [27134/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The total landings of fish into Irish ports by Irish vessels amounted to 190,253 tonnes in 2006. The estimated quantity exported in an unprocessed state, including high value whitefish and some shellfish which command their highest value in fresh form, amounted to some 36,000 tonnes.

The Report of the Seafood Industry Strategy Review Group — Steering A New Course — Strategy for a Restructured, Sustainable and profitable Irish Seafood Industry 2007 -2013 sets out a range of measures to deliver a restructured seafood processing sector with appropriate scale and operational efficiency to compete in the international market. The strategy focuses on R&D and value-added development to meet customer demands and take advantage of new market opportunities. The Government is committed to the efficient and effective implementation of this strategy and an Implementation Committee has been established under the independent chair of Dr Noel Cawley and comprising industry representatives, State Agencies and the Department to oversee its implementation..