Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

We request information relating to the assessment of socio-economic impacts of the Fishing Opportunities that follow from the European Commission consultation on Fishing Opportunities and inform Ireland’s position at meeting of Council of Ministers in December of each year on this subject. The assessments relating to use of natural resources, specifically fish stocks have in recent years been quoted by Minister Simon Coveney both in his presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries in advance of the December meeting of the European Council of Ministers covering Fishing Opportunities, and in meetings with stakeholders in advance of these meetings. Please provide us with any communications, information or analysis related to the assessment of socio-economic impacts of fishing opportunities, either carried out or contracted by the department to inform this process, as well as any communications relating to the development of the analysis as identified above, covering the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 to the present day. Such information also to include:  Details of all meetings, including un-minuted meetings, and is to include details of attendees, durations, location and agenda, matters discussed, items reviewed and/or circulated.  All items attached to paper files, paper files, documents, “post-it” type notes, notes, inclusions etc.  All items attached to electronic files and emails, including file attachments, forwarded documents, associated replies or originating queries, database records and files referred to, and the content of URLs referenced if not publicly available