§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that the permits alleged to have been given to the Dingle fishermen for the autumn and 220W winter fishing applied only to a restricted area for row-boats and canoes, and were not given for larger boats, with the result that that fishing season was lost to their owners; whether he is aware that a still wider range is necessary for the spring and summer fishing season; what compensation is to be paid, and when, to those who have lost the past season owing to the restrictions; and whether permits for the wider range will be given for the fishing season now opening or compensation for loss if permits are withheld?
§ Mr. DUKEThe Department of Agriculture inform me that fishing permits granted by the Admiralty authorities to fishermen on the Dingle peninsula during the winter were given to large and small vessels according to the locality and the kind of fishing pursued. For the spring and summer fishing the Admiralty have granted a still wider range of permit.