Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Penrose and Senator Lombard. The UK can withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention in two years. I share the analysis that it will be much longer withdrawing from the European Union but from the notification date, it can be gone from the London Fisheries Convention in two years. This is further complicated, in a way that baffles us legally somewhat, in so far that the UK has stated it wants to retain the voisinageelement of the London Fisheries Convention. The announcement it made most recently concerned the six to 12-mile zone and the voisinage process concerns the zero to six-mile zone. It is the one that the Bill deals with. The UK has stated it wants to retain voisinagearrangements. It remains to be seen whether it can legally do this.