(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for External Affairs whether the coastal limit for Dutch trawlers is six or 12 miles.

Netherlands fishing vessels are prohibited from fishing within our 12-mile exclusive fishery limits except in the six- to 12-mile belt in the area between the Old Head of Kinsale and Carnsore Point. In this area they are entitled to fish between the six- and 12-mile limits for mackerel and herring only.