Brexit: Government pledges €100m to agri-food sector and supports for fishing industry

In fisheries, Cabinet has agreed a host of supports, including a fleet tie-up scheme from the second quarter of 2021 as a short-term measure, with a permanent fleet decommissioning scheme to commence later in 2021. Picture: Don MacMonagle

The Government has signed off on the EU-UK trade deal as it pledged up to €100 million to assist the agri-food sector and a range of supports for the fishing industry.

Cabinet was told that the deal, agreed on Christmas Eve, had achieved Ireland's three key goals – avoiding a hard border, tariff-free trade with the UK and the maintenance of the Common Travel Area with the UK.