Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

The Green Party is opposed to motion No. 9 if it does not include naval vessels from whichever country regarding unlawful acts against the safety of maritime navigation. I see that the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Dermot Ahern, is with the Taoiseach. Perhaps he will clarify the matter. It is totally unacceptable to many fishermen around the coast that submarines snag nets, yet that is not seen as coming under the definition of an unlawful act against the safety of maritime navigation unless it includes naval vessels. That should be registered.

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