Don't know.
Had to google it.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irel...ters-1.2908724
EDIT
bit more googling
11 Mar 2017 - looks like it is going though the parliment. Afraid I can't comment any more than that.
https://www.thejournal.ie/sea-fisher...78835-Mar2017/
It's amazing how vicious the comments are about this proposed change. Probably all fisherman.
Just one example
"Because we’re lick arse nation to anyone our gov think will look favourably on, just like when sarcozy slapped Enda on head for being good boy and doing what we’re told, lapdogs"