Ceisteanna—Questions . Oral Answers . - Herring Quotas .
- Herring quotas and catches 2 speeches
Deasy requested herring quotas for Ireland and four other countries in 1977 and 1978, plus their 1977 catches in Irish waters; the Minister referred him to a statement with the figures.
Austin Deasy, Charles J. Haughey
- Compensation for Celtic Sea herring ban 4 speeches
Deasy asked about compensation and the fishermen who had benefited after the Celtic Sea ban. The Minister said none had been paid because the EEC proposals had not been adopted, and could not say when a scheme would begin.
Austin Deasy, Charles J. Haughey
asked the Minister for Fisheries the quotas of herring which were allocated to (a) Ireland (b) Holland (c) Britain (d) France (e) Germany, in the various sectors of our coastal waters in (i) 1977 and (ii) 1978; and the actual catches of herring which each of these countries took in 1977 in this country's waters.
Comment on this
: With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated in the Official Report a statement giving the information sought. Following is the statement:
HERRING QUOTAS AND CATCHES 1977 AND 1978 (IN TONNES).
* Provisional figures in respect of all foreign catches.
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Comment on this
asked the Minister for Fisheries the amount of money which has been provided by the EEC as compensation for Irish fishermen deprived of their normal herring catches following the EEC Celtic Sea ban; and the number of Irish fishermen who have benefited.
Comment on this
: No compensation has been paid to Irish fishermen for loss of earnings incurred by the Celtic Sea Herring ban as the EEC Commission's proposals for such compensation have not yet been adopted by the Council of Ministers.