Minister Coveney Expresses Concern for Irish Fish Quotas ahead of Annual EU Negotiations

15 December 2015

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today expressed concern at proposals for some of Ireland’s key fisheries quotas, ahead of annual EU Fisheries negotiations in Brussels next week. The Minister said that the rolling out of the new discards ban for a number of Irish stocks added to the complexities of this year’s negotiations. Read full press release here.