Brexit (Fishing Industry): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-01-21
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Éamon Ó Cuív (FF), Galway West

First, I thank the Minister for the move he made in facilitating fishermen with Northern-registered boats at the ports. However, it is very restrictive. It is Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., in Howth and Rossaveal, and much more restrictive, as he knows, in his own county. Is there any way of facilitating fishermen who need to land at the weekend in order to get to markets early in the week, in other words, the Tuesday market, and who want to put the fish fresh on the market? It is an issue that has been raised with me and it seems a valid one. I am sure some arrangement could be made with the SFPA. In Rossaveal, for example, there are staff of the SFPA there seven days a week, or so I am told. I wonder if something further could be done on that. I recognise there was movement but I think we have to go a little further. We want to get back as near to where we had it before. While we cannot go back there fully because there are checks to be carried out, perhaps there could be some movement on that. That is the first question.
Will I ask all my questions together?

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Sitting date: 2021-01-21