AQW 14085/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on when payments from the scheme to support commercial fishermen in the Lough Neagh fishing industry will be released.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 4 February 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 4 February 2021
- Answer due by
- 19 February 2021
- Answered
- 12 February 20218 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
I fully recognise the pressures faced by the Lough Neagh fishing industry as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In my new role as the AERA Minister, I am familiarising myself with aspects of the proposed Scheme and once I am satisfied with the details of how the Scheme can be administered, I will be in a position to make a further announcement.