Vol. 539 No. 1
103 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the number of boardings of fishing vessels carried out by the Naval Service in each of the years from 1995 to 2000 and to 31 May 2001; the percentage of the total boardings in each year which were on Irish registered vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17658/01]
The total boardings of vessels by the Naval Service is contained in the following table:
|
Year |
TotalBoardings |
IrishBoardings |
% |
|
1995 |
928 |
281 |
30.28 |
|
1996 |
1,209 |
507 |
41.93 |
|
1997 |
1,054 |
429 |
40.70 |
|
1998 |
1,409 |
567 |
40.24 |
|
1999 |
1,306 |
497 |
38.05 |
|
2000 |
1,275 |
640 |
50.19 |
|
2001 to 31 May |
545 |
258 |
47.34 |
