Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If we had not had a deal on Brexit, not only would we be excluded from the Rockall waters but from all British waters. We would not be having the argument about the 12-mile zone around Rockall; we would be having an argument about all waters within the British fishing zone, within which Rockall is placed and always has been placed. The Deputy can try to say it was not but it always has been. The part we have always disputed is whether the British Government has a right to an exclusive 12-mile access around Rockall. We say there is not an entitlement to a 12-mile zone because it is an uninhabited island. We dispute that claim. Technically, the issue can be difficult to explain, and the Deputy tries to exploit that and not give a clear representation of the facts.

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