Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 419: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will clarify his position in relation to the request by the polyvalent sector to be allocated an increased share of the Irish mackerel quota. [43855/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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My colleague, Minister Tony Killeen has already received a range of diverse views from industry representatives and operators regarding how any additional mackerel quota for Ireland should be allocated. In that context, he held a meeting last week with the Federation of Irish Fishermen and other industry groups with a view to establishing whether an agreed industry approach to this matter can be found. Minister Killeen is now considering the views put forward at that meeting and the issues arising.