Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
834. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he and or the relevant Minister of State and his Department were each first notified of the proposed military exercises by the Russian Federation which were originally proposed to be conducted in Ireland’s exclusive economic zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11186/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, I do not - nor do the Ministers of State in my Department - have responsibility for the monitoring of military exercises by foreign navies in Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone, neither is there a requirement for such exercises to be notified to my Department.
Responsibility for safety at sea is the responsibility of the Department of Transport and from a fisheries perspective, this matter was primarily a safety matter. That Department issued an advisory Marine Notice in relation to these exercises and I asked my Department to circulate the Marine Notice to fisheries contacts in other Member States.
