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Thu 07 Jul 2008State aid for fishermen ruled out
MINISTER OF State for Fisheries Tony Killeen says Ireland's case for emergency EU aid for the fishing industry would be "undermined" by provision of exchequer funding. "Economic realities" also ruled out Government assistance at this point, he said.
"Considerable progress has been made at European level and we are committed to seeing this through," he said.
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