Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is from the last offence; that is the difference.

A point was made about penalty points offences such as road traffic offences. I and other members made the point that a road traffic offence which results in the imposition of a penalty is such that the relevant period commences from the day on which the points are imposed. In the case of fisheries, it is proposed that the period should begin from the date of commission of the last in a series of offences.