Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has paraphrased the report from the EU somewhat in what he has quoted. The report actually states on page 44, at paragraph 5.1 of conclusions, on the third last paragraph:

Due to a lack of resources dedicated to control Ireland only met one of eight benchmarks to fully inspect landings of bulk pelagic species in 2017 which undermines the ability to ensure an effective control system.

On whom is this obligation to provide the system?