Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation (Regulation EU 380/2013) provides that the European Commission will report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the CFP by the end of 2022. 

On 17th December 2021, the European Commission launched an online questionnaire as part of its public consultation on the preparation of this report.  The questionnaire was circulated to Member States and the Advisory Councils and was also publicly available so that all stakeholders and members of the public had an opportunity to contribute.  Last month, the Commission published an analysis of the results of this online survey.

As part of the process of preparing the report on the functioning of the CFP, the Commission has indicated that it will hold a stakeholder event on 10 June 2022.  In the interim, the Commission will also be engaging with Member States and stakeholders at a regional level. 

I am committed to doing all possible through the review of the CFP to secure additional quota where possible for Irish fishers.  I have established a national Common Fisheries Policy Review group of relevant stakeholders to examine the issues that arise for Ireland in the context of the CFP Review, to advise me on priorities for the negotiations and to identify strategies most likely to influence the outcome of the review.  The Group is chaired by Mr. John Malone, former Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, and assisted by a steering committee comprising Mr. Micheál Ó Cinneide, former Director of the MI and EPA and Mr. Donal Maguire, former Director in BIM.  The Group involves representatives of key stakeholders, including industry representative groups and the environmental NGOs.