Mr. Patrick Murphy:

The industry acted and looked for letters of proof.

We looked for a system to be brought into place in 2008. It was before my taking up my position. Surely it shows the intent of the industry. Of course we are willing to do this. We are passionate about our industry. Every one of us is. Mr. Boyle was a fisherman and I was a fisherman. Mr. O'Donnell was involved in the fishing industry in a different capacity. Ms Trudy McIntyre fished and she is the daughter of a fisherman. Her husband is a fisherman. We are passionate about this industry because it is relevant to us. I am still involved in the industry. I went to aquaculture, inshore fishing. I have participated in the industry and I know what it is like.

On the abuses, Deputy Bríd Smith missed the report Ms Trudy McIntyre gave. Fishing is unpredictable. A share fisherman is taking a gamble and does not know what he will catch. There are enough restrictions on the way fishermen fish and hunter-gather fish. There are so many regulations and rules pertaining to the amount of fish a person is allowed to catch that it makes it difficult enough. A person is not guaranteed as a share fisherman but he is aware of what he is undertaking when he goes to sea to fish.