asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry if there are any restrictions on the number of boats used by foreign countries in fishing inside our territorial waters.

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asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry how catches of fish by vessels of foreign countries inside our territorial waters are monitored; and if he has satisfied himself that correct information is being made available to his Department on the amount of the various species being caught by them.

: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 and 13 together. Foreign fishing vessels are not permitted to fish within our territorial waters and the question of monitoring of catches does not therefore arise.

: I do not know how the Minister can arrive at the EEC member states. My question related to the number of vessels fishing inside our six mile to 12 mile bands. Can the Minister give us any indication as the number of boats fishing our waters and the amount of fish being taken out by them?

: That is detailed information I have not got. The answer given was strictly in reply to the question put and properly the word used was "territorial". The Deputy will appreciate the shortness of the answer for that reason. I could give the Deputy the regulations governing the different areas but I have not got the information the Deputy requires.