Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)

I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, to discuss the scale of illegal fishing by non-Irish vessels in Irish waters which many Irish fishermen believe is being grossly under-reported due to the manner in which the fisheries protection service deploys its resources, and the fact that it is estimated that at least 9,000 tonnes of fish are being illegally caught in our waters each year amounting to a value of €45 million.

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