asked the Minister for Defence the number of arrests of (a) foreign trawlers and (b) Irish trawlers which were made in each of the last five years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Trawler Arrests.
2.
(Limerick West): Foreign trawlers and Irish trawlers were apprehended by the Naval Service during the period 1983 to 1988 as follows:
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 (end of May) |
|
Foreign |
51 |
29 |
61 |
34 |
53 |
34 |
Irish |
1 |
1 |
6 |
17 |
17 |
16 |