Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of financial support or revenue compensating package that the State will provide to the fish processing sector in Ireland to compensate for the serious loss of business and revenue due to Brexit; and the way this financial support compares to other affected EU Member States; and the financial supports provided to their fish processing sectors. [42828/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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In March 2021, I established a Seafood Sector Task Force comprised of stakeholders from our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors, together with representatives of coastal community development groups, coastal local authorities, State enterprise development agencies and others. The remit of this Task Force is to examine the implications arising from the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the UK for the Irish Fishing industry and coastal communities particularly dependent upon it. I have asked the Task Force to outline initiatives that could be taken to provide supports for development and restructuring so as to ensure a profitable and sustainable fishing fleet and to identify opportunities for jobs and economic activity in coastal communities dependent on fishing.

In July 2021, I received an Interim Report of this Task Force which made some limited recommendations pending its full report which I expect to receive in the Autumn. While the Interim Report did not feature any specific recommendations relating to seafood processing, I understand that the Task Force is including this sector in its examination of the impacts of the TCA. I anticipate a Final Report from the Task Force later this year outlining its full recommendations.

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the fish swaps carried out by vessels or EU member states that includes fish species and fish quota taken from the Irish EEZ in each of the years 2000 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [42829/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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As requested, I attach fish swaps carried out between Ireland and EU member states for each of the years 2000 to 2021 (to date)  inclusive in tabular form.  Please note that the swaps for 2021 includes swaps with the UK as a Third Country.

Please note that reports on swaps that were carried out over the last five years (2016 - 2020) are available on the Department's website.

<a href="https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/debates/questions/supportingDocumentation/2021-09-09_pq159209092021_en.xlsx">Fish Swap 2000</a>