asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the support he will give to Irish fishermen if they defy the British ban on fishing for herrings east of the median line in the Irish sea.
Written Answers. - Herring Fishing Ban.
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The European Commission has now taken up the question of the legality of the British measure and, pending the resolution of this issue, I do not consider that it would be appropriate for me to give support of the kind indicated by the Deputy.