Common Fisheries Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Ceisteanna (582, 583)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

582. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exclusive economic zone in operation for EU fishing waters; the figures for each member state that has an exclusive economic zone for fishing; the percentage of fishing waters out of EU fishing waters on a percentage basis for each member state; and the percentage of EU fishing waters each member state would comprise if the UK were to leave the EU and the Common Fisheries Policy at a future date in miles and square kilometres in tabular form. [32191/18]

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

583. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of Irish fishing waters out of the total EU fishing waters on a percentage basis; the amount of UK fishing waters out of the total EU fishing waters on a percentage basis; the percentage of total EU fishing waters Ireland would comprise if the UK were to leave the EU and the CFP at a future date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32192/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I propose to take Questions Nos. 582 and 583 together.

The following table gives the area of the EEZ of each EU member state in square kilometres as well as the percentage of each EEZ as part of the total EU EEZ and the percentage as part of the EU EEZ excluding the UK.

Please note that the areas given here relate only to the mainland EEZ areas including the North East Atlantic, Mediterranean, Baltic and North Seas.  The EEZ of overseas territories have been excluded from these calculations.

Country	EEZ (km2)	EEZ (miles2)	% incl UK	% excl UK
Belgium	3,500	1,351	0.1%	0.1%
Bulgaria	38,800	14,981	1%	1%
Croatia	56,900	21,969	1%	2%
Cyprus	118,100	45,599	3%	3%
Denmark	105,400	40,695	2%	3%
Estonia	37,600	14,517	1%	1%
Finland	83,500	32,240	2%	2%
France	347,600	134,209	8%	10%
Germany	56,800	21,931	1%	2%
Greece	527,500	203,669	12%	15%
Ireland	437,500	168,920	10%	12%
Italy	547,400	211,352	13%	15%
Latvia	29,200	11,274	1%	1%
Lithuania	7,000	2,703	0.2%	0.2%
Malta	54,500	21,043	1%	1%
Netherlands	64,500	24,904	1%	2%
Poland	30,600	11,815	1%	1%
Portugal	327,100	126,294	7%	9%
Romania	33,100	12,780	1%	1%
Slovenia	200	77	0.005%	0.006%
Spain	569,300	219,808	13%	16%
Sweden	157,900	60,966	4%	4%
United   Kingdom	737,200	284,635	17%	NA
Total EU	4,371,100	1,687,691	100%	100%
Total EU without  UK	3,633,900	1,403,057

Question No. 584 answered with Question No. 579.