asked the Minister for Agriculture if the patrol vessel Muirchu is provided with a gun; what is the calibre of the gun; if a qualified gunner has been assigned to that vessel, and how often has that gun been brought into action against foreign trawlers poaching on Soarstát fishing grounds within the last two years; and has such action resulted in the capture of any foreign trawler.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Gun Equipment of Muirchu.
Dr. Ryan
The regulations for enforcing the provisions of the Sea Fisheries Protection Act, 1933, are at present being printed and will be available for issue very shortly. Meantime, I consider it undesirable to make any detailed statement regarding the points raised in the question.