Vol. 538 No. 3
114 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if he will allow extra days at the end of the salmon drift net season to compensate for days lost due to adverse weather conditions; the other EU countries in which such a system operates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17703/01]
I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 11 on 14 June 2001 regarding the provision of safety days which are explained as extra days which would be allowed at the end of the salmon drift net fishing season to compensate fishermen for days during June and July when fishing is not possible due to bad weather. As I stated in that reply I have asked my Department to consider the proposal further in the context of the current strategic analysis of future directions for the commercial salmon fishing sector which I signalled in my reply to Question No. 2 on 14 June 2001.
