15 December 2015
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Coveney Publishes Report of the Government Task Force on Non EEA Workers in Irish Fishing Indusry
Coveney Announces Adoption of €241M EMFF Seafood Development Operational Programme
New Chairman elected to NIFF
In a statement in the December 2015 edition of The Skipper the newly elected Chairman of NIFF Alex Crowley said ” I believe a great amount of credit should be given to both Ciaran Quinn who was the first NIFF chairperson and Eddie Moore who acted as interim Chair following Ciaran’s resignation, both have done tremendous work in moving NIFF forward and achieving some of its goals. Continue reading New Chairman elected to NIFF
New regulation announced for MULTI-RIGGED FISHING GEAR
Minister Coveney launches Report on Safety, Training and Employment in the Irish Fishing Industry
20 July 2015
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD welcomed the publication of the report of the Working Group on Safety, Training & Employment in the Irish Fishing Industry. The Minister is making €5.6 million available to the fisheries catching sector for training and skills development under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020 Operational Programme. Please find press release and link to the report here