Michael Creed urged to speak on fish plans

Calls have been made for Agriculture Minister Michael Creed to appear before an Oireachtas committee to address the detrimental implications of Britain’s withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention.

The British government has announced it intends to withdraw from the agreement, first signed in 1964 before joining the EU, which allows vessels from Ireland and a number of other EU countries to fish within six to 12 nautical miles of the UK’s coastline.

Mr Creed described the decision as “potentially enormous” but added that the UK would be taking up “maximum positions” going into Brexit negotiations.