asked the Minister for Lands if he will state in respect of each of the past ten years the amount, in hundredweights, of fish landed at fishing ports in Ireland, the names of such ports, and the amount landed at each port.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Fish Landings.
The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available from the records of my Department. The extraction of all the requisite figures would involve examination of particulars relating to some 165 fishing centres, and in my opinion the expenditure of time and effort entailed could not be justified.
The Deputy will readily find information in the Annual Reports on Sea and Inland Fisheries on fish landings by areas. If the resources of my Department permit, I will on request endeavour to supply him with supplementary information on any particular area which he has in mind.