Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that access to the fishing grounds of the porcupine prawn off the west coast of Ireland is being denied to Irish vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35815/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The available quota for nephrops (prawns) for the Porcupine grounds for 2018 was 1773t comprising 992t original quota, swaps of 561t in 2018 and 230t from swaps carried out at the end of 2017 which was carried over into 2018. The reported landings of this stock was 1827t by the 23 July 2018. I closed this fishery on 24 July 2018 as the quota has been fully exhausted. My officials are endeavouring to secure a swop of Porcupine nephrops from another MS to address the landings in excess of available quota.