Those who choose to stop fishing must be properly compensated so that they can pay off any debts they have so they can move on with their lives, the politicians were told.of the Irish South & East Fish Producers Organisation said decommissioning seems to be the only plan the Government has for the industry.
“When you decommission then that’s it,” he said, “When these boats are gone they are gone forever. What about securing the future of the industry for the younger people coming up?” Sinn Féin’s Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said that the Government has all but “waved the white flag”, adding: “There is no fight from the Government, no fight to do what’s right for the fishing communities.
“Would any other country tolerate 85 per cent of their national, natural resources being signed away? Other EU countries are investing and building boats to come to and fish in Irish waters.” he said.