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

The Minister may know that a recent report in The Guardian newspaper covered this issue. I actually spoke to the journalist who covered it, namely, Mr. Rory Carroll. He has been advised that this issue may be moving towards a solution and that people in previous positions wanted to resolve it. I am going to say "Who?". Ms Nicola Sturgeon, the former Scottish First Minister, apparently wanted to resolve it. It is remarkable that the British Government has been outside the equation because this is a jurisdictional issue first and foremost. The Scottish Government merely implements the laws in terms of the marine space around Scotland. This is, therefore, a British Government issue. It is absolutely outrageous. How did this get beyond the Brexit negotiations and the EU–UK trade and co-operation agreement? How was the British Government allowed to neglect this whole issue and then just sit back and let the Scottish Government take the heat over it? That is really something we need to be very clear about. This is a jurisdictional issue. It is an outrageous overreach by the British Government. It has to stop.

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