Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I also have questions about the super trawlers. It is very easy for any regulatory body to produce figures and be judged on its achievements. What number of super trawlers have got away? We could be capturing 10% of them without realising that the other 90% have got away. If a large number of them are getting away, is this down to a question of resources? How does the authority feel about the resources available to it?

Brexit was mentioned. In the potential worst-case scenario of a hard Brexit, what additional resources does the authority envisage requiring over and above what it has at the moment?