Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would be the first to say that we need to protect our fish stocks. The fishing industry plays a very important role in our economy, especially in coastal communities, including in my own county in places like Kilmore Quay.

I assure the Deputy that whatever the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority requires from the Naval Service and the Air Corps post Brexit will be forthcoming. The Government has invested heavily in the Naval Service in recent years. Such investment was much needed and now we have the most up-to-date vessels-----

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