Jim O'Keeffe
Question:16 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources whether the cost of diesel fuel for fishermen has more than trebled from 10p to 32p per litre over the past two years; if his attention has been drawn to measures introduced for French fishermen in a similar predicament; and the plans he has for a compensatory package to alleviate the hardship being suffered by fishermen. [26727/00]