§ Mr. MacVEAGHasked the Attorney-General for Ireland what action the Department of Agriculture proposes to take in view of the trawling by large motor boats in Dundrum Bay; whether the inspector sent down by the Department consulted the local fishermen and, if so, which; and whether the motor boats whose acts are complained of are actually licensed by the Department?
§ Mr. DENIS HENRYThe hon. Member presumably refers to the use of seine nets in Dundrum Bay by several motor boats from Balbriggan. The skippers of these boats have been warned to take special care not to foul the trammel nets of the local fishermen and to keep away from those parts of the bay which are frequented by small fish. The officer referred to consulted, among other local fishermen, Messrs. Cunningham, Macaulay, Murphy, and Rafferty. No boats are licensed by the Department. The Admiralty permit system, which was administered by the Department during the War, is no longer in force on that part of the coast.