Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 February 2021
361. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason minutes are not made public from quota management advisory committee meetings; if he considers this to be good practice; the actions he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10747/21]
View answerThe procedures put in place by my Department for meetings of the Quota Management Advisory Committee (QMAC) have been developed over a number of years. To date, these procedures have not included the publication of the minutes of these meetings. As Minister, I receive a full report of QMAC meetings to inform my decision on setting catch limits for quota stocks.
I consider that the publishing of the minutes of the QMAC meetings will assist with transparency for stakeholders and, accordingly, I have now asked my Department to make arrangements to commence, in the near future, for the minutes of future QMAC meetings to be published on the Department's website.
