Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Illegal Salmon Fishing.
- Illegal salmon net seizures 2 speeches
The Minister reported 26 drift nets seized during 1978 naval patrols and said prosecutions against ten fishermen were under consideration; locations were supplied in a table.
Austin Deasy, Brian Lenihan Snr.
- Alleged order to turn back off Galway 4 speeches
Begley asked whether the Minister directed a naval vessel not to catch poachers off Galway, and said he believed the boat had turned back. The Minister called the supplementary question facetious, while the Ceann Comhairle said it was a separate question.
Michael Begley, Joseph Brennan, Brian Lenihan Snr.
asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the number of arrests and seizures of illegal nets by Irish naval boats involving illegal drift netting for salmon at sea; and the fishery area in which each arrest and seizure was made.
Comment on this
As the reply is the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
In the course of patrols carried out by the Naval Service during 1978 to combat illegal fishing for salmon at sea a total of 26 drift nets were seized and prosecutions against ten fishermen are now being considered.
The nets were seized in the following locations:
Comment on this
Can the Minister tell us if he issued a directive to an Irish naval vessel not to catch the poachers off Galway?
