Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am quoting from a Garda statement that was made on behalf of Ebo Turkson. It was taken on 19 May 2017. I am happy to share it with anybody who would like to see it. I believe Mr. Hogan's organisation followed up on the actual vessel. My point is that when the ITF wrote to Mr. Hogan to ask him to ask him for legitimate information, he replied by sending a letter that I can only describe as a "PFO" letter in which he basically said that the ITF should ask the skipper for the information in question. I will read from it:

We refer to the above and your letter dated the 19th of May 2017. [They took two months to respond]. The issues which you raise in relation to the "MFV Maracestina" should be addressed to the owner of the vessel.

The Garda authorities have confirmed that this case is now being pursued by Interpol. Given the horrific nature of this incident, which involved a man being dumped into the ocean, I find it absolutely astounding that the head of the Marine Survey Office can basically say "You know what - you can go and ask him yourself".

My final question relates to compliance standards in respect of logbooks. Just 116 logbooks were returned in the first six months of 2016. The figure decreased to 60 in the second six months of that year. I would like Mr. Hogan to tell us what measures he has taken to improve compliance because it looks pretty poor.