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- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (22 Jun 2021)
Alan Kelly: ...in The Irish Timesstated one third of fisheries patrols were cancelled by the naval service last year. A submission from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to the Commission on the Defence Forces stated Ireland had to rely on an EU ship to patrol our fishing zones for the first time. Some four of our nine vessels are out of action, mostly due to low staffing. Basic pay,...