Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
1142. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the response of his Department to the submission on Herring 6A South Quota to them by Donegal County Council Fisheries Committee; and if he will consider implementing the recommendations that they have made. [17714/23]
View answerFollowing a request for a review of the 2012 Herring Policy in relation to the Herring quota in 6A South, I considered there are sufficient changed circumstances to justify a limited review of the policy.
I launched a Public Consultation on a review of the 2012 Herring Management Policy, in relation to the quantity of herring set aside for the Herring 6A South quota for inshore vessels that are not part of the ring-fenced group. I can confirm that a submission from the Donegal County Council Fisheries Committee was received.
The period of Public Consultation has now closed and I am currently examining all the submissions received and will consider all the issues involved and make a decision on whether an amendment to the existing policy is justified and any new arrangements in the interim or longer-term basis.
