Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

The list will be attached to my reply to Deputy Stanton's question. The list of fishing vessels boarded covers a range of countries. A substantial number of Irish vessels have been checked over the years. Of the non-Irish fishing vessels boarded by the Naval Service in 2010, some 439 were Spanish. While the Naval Service cannot target a country, it can have regard to the records of particular ships and boats and can make considered decisions, based on their location and conduct, as to whether a boarding is appropriate.

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