Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I referred earlier to UK and European citizens coming who are not resident in either Northern Ireland or Ireland and I asked the Minister whether there was any loophole whereby they could get licences. In fairness, I felt the Minister brushed me off and started to talk about management and everything else. I maintain that the people who know best are the fishermen themselves. They have asked to meet the Minister on numerous occasions but he has refused to do so. How many times do we have to ask? Are there any loopholes? Are UK and EU citizens going to come in and start to take over the whole area from zero to six nautical miles off Dundalk Bay?

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