Extent of territorial waters

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Ireland’s territorial waters currently extend three nautical miles from the baseline. The Minister said the draft Law of the Sea Convention would allow coastal states to set a limit of up to 12 miles.

Austin Deasy Mr. Deasy Fine Gael

asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent of our territorial waters.

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Gerard Collins Mr. G. Collins Fianna Fáil

In accordance with section 3 of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959, Irish territorial waters extend to three nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline.

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Austin Deasy Mr. Deasy Fine Gael

I know this sounds like a stupidly simple question, but nobody seems to be able to tell me what the extent of these waters is. Do I take it that we are now going to have a 12-mile territorial limit if the proposals in the Convention on the Law of the Sea are agreed upon?

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Gerard Collins Mr. G. Collins Fianna Fáil

The draft Convention on the Law of the Sea envisages the right of coastal states to establish the extent of their territorial seas up to a limit not exceeding 12 miles.

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