Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

First, I have had bilateral meetings with my counterpart in the UK. There are two Departments involved here, namely, my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, as well as the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority. As I have outlined, we have a service level agreement with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority. The agency has set out the number of days it requires the Naval Service and the Air Corps to undertake sea fisheries protection duties.

The Deputy asked if there will be consequences for sea fisheries protection when Britain exits the European Union, but that will form part of the negotiations. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed, has had talks on fisheries issues at EU level. As a matter of fact, the last time I was in Brussels, both the Minister and his departmental officials with responsibility for fisheries were also there engaged in talks.

I am not aware of the document to which the Deputy referred but-----

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