§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much money has been made available by the European Union to improve monitoring of fish stocks; and how it will be spent.
§ Mr. JackEuropean Union funding is available for research and development under programmes such as FAR and AIR and the Fisheries Departments participate in relevant projects. However such funds are not available for regular monitoring of fish stocks which is funded by member states.