Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has ruled out sending Naval Service vessels into the waters around Rockall. Mr Coveney said “we need to take the heat out of this discussion” and that “diplomatic channels” are open between both the Irish and Scottish Governments. Speaking in Cork on Monday, Mr Coveney said: “There is no question of sending in naval ships. Mr Coveney said the Irish Government’s position on the waters around Rockall is clear – “they are an EU fisheries ground”. Quotas are allocated every December including quotas for Irish boats to catch fish in the Rockall area,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times June 10, 2019 13:17 UTC