§ MR. JOHNSTON (Belfast, S.)I beg to ask the Attorney General for Ireland if he is aware that three steam trawlers are working in Magilligan Bay, near Portrush, within the proscribed limit; and whether, in the interests of the local fishermen, he will take steps to enforce the law, and, if possible, have the limit extended?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. MADDEN,) Dublin UniversityUnder a bye-law made by the Inspectors of Irish Fisheries on 5th, August, 1890, after full consideration of the evidence taken at a local inquiry into the matter, steam trawling was declared illegal inside a line drawn from Ramore Head to Warren Point. It is the case that steam trawlers have frequently been at work within the prohibited limit. The matter has engaged the attention of the Inspectors of Irish Fisheries and the proceedings necessary for the enforcement of the bye-law are now under consideration.