5 Noll 2012, 17:23
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will tomorrow morning meet with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD in advance of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council to be held in Brussels on 19 and 20 December.
5 December 2012
The meeting is scheduled to concentrate on a series of fisheries proposals.
Minister Coveney will also outline the Sea Fisheries Sustainability Assessment to the Committee. The Programme for Government commits to an annual assessment based on consultation with all major stakeholders, before EU fisheries negotiations commence.
Chairman of the Committee Andrew Doyle TD says: “Our Committee has an important oversight role on the Government’s interaction with the European Union on policy related to agriculture and fisheries. We will engage with Minister Coveney on the approach he proposes to take at the forthcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting. The meeting will consider a range of proposals relating to cod fishing, with a view to providing greater flexibility in the setting of Total Allowable Catches and quotas. The amendment proposes to strengthen the obligation on Member States to take action where data confirms high level of discards in certain fisheries. We also look forward to hearing from the Minister on the Sea Fisheries Sustainability Assessment, which ensure that the opinion of key stakeholders flows into these key negotiations in Brussels.\"
The meeting takes place tomorrow Thursday 6 December at 9:30 a.m. in Committee Room 4, Leinster House 2000.
Committee proceedings can be viewed online via this link.
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Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine - Membership
Deputies:
Tom Barry, Fine Gael
Pat Deering, Fine Gael (Vice-Chairman)
Martin Ferris, Sinn Féin
Andrew Doyle, Fine Gael (Chairman)
Martin Heydon, Fine Gael
Colm Keaveney, Labour
Michael McNamara, Labour
Eamon Ó Cuiv, Fianna Fáil
Thomas Pringle, Independent
Senators:
Michael Comiskey, Fine Gael
Paschal Mooney, Fianna Fáil
Pat O’Neill, Fine Gael
Mary Ann O’Brien, Independent
Brian Ó Domhnaill, Fianna Fáil
Susan O’Keeffe, Labour