Fishing Industry
Dail Éireann — 2023-04-20
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Holly Cairns (SD), Cork South-West

I am regularly contacted by residents in west Cork concerned about trawling in Bantry Bay and Kenmare Bay. I have to explain to them that this is permitted even though it is in the programme for Government. We know it is legally sound.
Since the court ruling in October 2020 overturned the policy directive, I have repeatedly asked the Minister to resolve the issue by bringing the directive process into place again. Two and a half years later, when will he do that?

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Sitting date: 2023-04-20