43. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the emergency supports his Department will provide to the Irish fishing and seafood sector in view of the drastic reductions to the 2026 total allowable catches, including the proposed seventy percent cut to the mackerel quota and reductions in other key species, which industry leaders have described as catastrophic for coastal communities; if he will confirm whether Ireland will renew its request for the application of Hague preferences given the disproportionate burden placed on Irish operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6649/26]

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43. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the emergency supports his Department will provide to the Irish fishing and seafood sector in view of the drastic reductions to the 2026 total allowable catches, including the proposed seventy percent cut to the mackerel quota and reductions in other key species, which industry leaders have described as catastrophic for coastal communities; if he will confirm whether Ireland will renew its request for the application of Hague preferences given the disproportionate burden placed on Irish operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6649/26]

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1. 29 January 2026

   Fishing Industry

   43. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the emergency supports his Department will provide to the Irish fishing and seafood sector in view of the drastic reductions to the 2026 total allowable catches, including the proposed seventy percent cut to the mackerel quota and reductions in other key species, which industry leaders have described as catastrophic for coastal communities; if he will confirm whether Ireland will renew its request for the application of Hague preferences given the disproportionate burden placed on Irish operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6649/26]

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