Ni Riada accuses Simon Coveney of ignoring smaller fishing communities

A Sinn Fein MEP is accusing the Minister for the Marine, Simon Coveney of deserting the smaller fishing men and women in Ireland. Liadh Ni Riada, who represents Ireland South, says the EU fishing quotas are killing the smaller fishing industries in Ireland. She’s arguing that Minister Coveney could do a lot more to help these struggling fishermen by renegotiating the fishing quota system. She’s also calling for a single boat payment system to help subsidise the livelihoods of fishermen living on the margins.

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