It would be fair if foreign fishermen had to weigh on the pier too but why is it just the poor Irish fishermen? We want to empower fishermen to fish as they can and we want to ensure that it is done in a way that ensures that fish are there for many years to come, by fishing at a sustainable level. The Minister should stand up for the fishermen and tell us that he will accept this amendment because it is a very small and humble request that we are making.
Fishermen commit an offence when they pull up their trousers in the morning as far as the Government is concerned because it believes fishers should not be fishing in the first instance. We were going after the inshore fishermen and the island fishermen, treating them like criminals, while a city of lights, a super trawler, was hoovering up the sea behind them.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Michael Collins; Níl, Deputies Jack Chambers and Brendan Griffin.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 54–76 |
| Question put: | Carried | 74–52 |
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