I welcome the student council of St. Catherine's Vocational School in Killybegs to the Visitors Gallery. Recently, we have seen fish being landed in Derry for processing in Killybegs. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, has now removed the permission to land there, presumably because it is not a recognised EU port. The Northern Ireland protocol supposedly treats the Six Counties as inside the EU. Does this not apply to fish landings? What is the situation? The fish should be landed in Derry, transported to Killybegs and processed there as a right. What is the situation in respect of the protocol?

Deputy Pearse Doherty asked a similar question last week and I was able to give some of the details on the specifics of what has been happening in Killybegs. I do not have those details in front of me now. My understanding from the Minister for Foreign Affairs is that it is a port designation issue. I might ask him to comment briefly.

I can come back to the Deputy with more detail. This matter has been raised with me from a number of sources. My understanding is that this is a designation issue in respect of landing, as the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, said. I am happy to talk to the line Minister and the SFPA and come back with more detail. I know it is causing concern in the north west.