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Fisheries Protection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2020

Thursday, 10 December 2020

Questions (463)

Pádraig MacLochlainn

Question:

463. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual breakdown of all SFPA operations on an annual basis for the past five years in which it boarded fishing vessels by vessel name, country of origin, purpose of boarding, if an infringement was detected and if so, the infringement in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42617/20]

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The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are law enforcement matters for the Irish control authorities.   Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, all operational matters are exclusively the responsibility of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service.  Under the Act,  I am expressly precluded from getting involved in operational matters in relation to sea fisheries control.

Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's requests to the SFPA for attention and direct reply.

 

Question No. 464 answered with Question No. 462.
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