Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Murphy. As I mentioned, the operation and management of the weighing side of things is an operational matter, legally, which the Deputy will be aware of as a legislator, under the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, which sets out where everything stands on this and designates the SFPA as the legally competent authority for all operational matters as to the control of these regulations.

Resourcing of the SFPA, national policy, and the provision of resources, is a matter for the Minister. The SFPA has significant resources and additional resources have also been provided. It is important that this body is well-resourced as to the role that it has to carry out.

Under the EU regulations and law, the industry is legally required to provide for the weighing of fish. The SFPA carries out a certain amount of weighing for the purposes of control.

They manage that aspect of it. Other than that, the industry carries it out. Does that answer Deputy Murphy's question?