Journalist Lorna Siggins writing for Afloat.ie:
Newly elected Irish MEPs have defended their decision not to prioritise representation on the European Parliament’s fisheries committee, which will be handling key issues including the review of the Common Fisheries Policy and the post-Brexit share out of fish stocks next year.
Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation (IFPO) chief executive Aodh O Donnell has described it as a “disgrace”, and has questioned why there is no full Irish representation, when Spain has five of the 27 seats and France has four.
“Even “landlocked Hungary” has a full seat”
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