Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the present difficulty being encountered by scallop fishermen as a result of exacting standards being enforced by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11060/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Control of the fishing within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone is a matter for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, operational issues concerning sea fisheries control are a matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and the Naval Service. I have asked the Authority to reply directly to the deputy on the matter.