Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2020
883. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department engaged in consultation with the fishing industry here regarding the recent limited EU-US trade deal which plans to remove tariffs on American lobster imported to the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25068/20]
View answerThe Chair of the National Inshore Fisheries Forum has formally written to invite me to meet with the Forum which represents the the small scale coastal fleet for whom lobster is a key product. I look forward to meeting with the Forum at the earliest mutually convenient opportunity.
In the meantime, my Department has recently provided the Forum with an update on Ireland's engagement to date on the proposed trade deal.
