Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As Deputy Pringle said, additional time is needed. Thirty days is a short period to try to put together paperwork. If you feel you are being wronged and there is a case to be fought, you might still be at sea, and you have to put together that case when you get back. When a fisherman goes to sea, it is for two weeks, most of the time. Some of them find it so difficult to make a living right now that they are trying to go back out as soon as they come in because things have got so tough. Increasing the time from 30 to 60 days is surely not an unreasonable request. I will press this amendment.