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Wed 11 Nov 2002Basis for Irish Box fishing restriction is 'legally sound'The Government is satisfied that the Irish Box restriction is "legally sound" and that there is no justification for its removal, the Dáil was told last night.The Minister of State for the Marine, Mr John Browne, also said that the current rules relating to Spanish vessels - 40 vessels are allowed to fish there - were also legally sound.