Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is before the Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine tomorrow and we will develop this conversation then.

With the limited time I have left, I will ask about Rockall. As the Minister will be aware, the naval authorities of Britain have prevented Donegal fishing boats from accessing the crucial waters around Rockall, particularly the zero to 12-mile limit. For example, Foyle Fishermen's Co-operative, as the Minister will be aware, derives one quarter of its income from those fishing grounds around Rockall. It is essential to their survival. Will the Minister give us an update on the negotiations with the British Government and will he defend the right of Donegal fishermen and Irish fishermen to fish in those grounds?

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