I do not concede that the Spanish Armada has landed in the Irish jurisdiction. As the Deputy is aware, until 1 January 1996 the Spanish and Portuguese, under the Iberian Accession of 1986, are bound to stay outside the 50 mile zone — the 72,000 square miles — but after that date they will have access to it. I am trying to limit their access on a number of grounds on which I cannot dwell because it would take too long. To reply specifically to the Deputy's question, the negotiations allowed the Norwegians to fish for a non-quota species, such as blue whiting, dogfish, basking shark and porbeagle. None of these fish is subject to a quota.
If the Norwegians pass the referendum — the opinion polls are giving a strange message in that regard — and join the European Union we will have an entitlement for the first time to go into their waters to pursue mackerel. That will become a matter of regulation; at present it is a matter of practice with their permission. From any point of view the balance of advantage in relation to Norwegian accession lies with us rather than with the Norwegians.