Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I tabled this question to think big, look outward and look into the future as to what is the vision of the Minister of State for the development of the Naval Service. From my perspective, the north Atlantic is our largest area. Our sea area is ten times our land area. The north Atlantic is changing because of climate change and overfishing. We need to survey, monitor and manage the north Atlantic. We need huge marine conservation areas. To manage this and the scientific research we need to do in the north Atlantic the Naval Service should have a bigger role. I am interested to hear what are the plans of the Minister of State for the development of the Naval Service in this regard.

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