Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 February 2021
940. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of sprat landed per port in Ireland from October to December 2020; and the amount of sprat exported to other jurisdictions including Northern Ireland in the same time period in tabular form. [5396/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe data requested by the Deputy is compiled by and available from the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's requests for this data to the SFPA for attention and direct reply.
Please note that, insofar as the requested data may relate to ongoing legal proceedings in respect of the trawling ban on over 18 metre vessels inside 6 nautical miles and baselines, as this matter is sub judice, I am not in a position to comment until the matter can be resolved before the Courts.
