Minister no longer committed to Irish box, claims FG

The Minister for Communication and Marine, is no longer committed to protecting the Irish Box or safeguarding the future of the Irish fishing industry, Fine Gael TD Simon Coveney TD claimed today.

"I directly questioned Minister Dermot Ahern in the Dail yesterday, as to whether the Irish naval service was under instructions to arrest Spanish fishing vessels, if more than the allowed quota of 40 vessels enter the sensitive fishing area known as the Irish Box.