Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 4 December 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Financial Statements 2023: Inland Fisheries Ireland
Special Report No. 118 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Governance, internal control and value for money issues in Inland Fisheries Ireland
2:00 am
Mr. Barry Fox:
Yes, I do. This is a vessel that is needed on the coast. It can operate out to 12 miles from baselines, which is potentially 30 miles offshore. There are significant safety risks at play there and these boats are state-of-the-art to allow our staff to have single-boat patrols off the coast.
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