Fisheries quota unfairness
Deputy Conway-Walsh called for the Taoiseach to address the unfair quota for line mackerel as fishing families protested outside. The point was noted in the context of the earlier fisheries discussion.
Three Deputies remain on the list. If they put their questions in 30 seconds, one after another, we will get a brief response from the Taoiseach. If that is not good enough, we will move on to the next business.
Comment on this
As I speak, thousands of families from fishing communities throughout the country have gathered outside. I welcome what the Taoiseach said earlier about the review of the Common Fisheries Policy next year and that the Brexit deal creates the capacity to address the situation as it is. I want him particularly to look at the unfairness in the quota allocated for line mackerel.