Mr. Paschal Hayes:

There are a few things in what the Deputy said. He said the industry wants the chance for ownership of the pier-side weighing device. That is not how we left it with the industry. As I said at the meeting on 21 February, the owners of the machines said they were not prepared to enter into a lease arrangement. We have not heard anything different in the meantime. The Deputy read out the judgment from the High Court case. It was not the court's view that the SFPA or any other State body should take ownership of the pier-side weighing device. It was the court's view that we were acting ultra viresby not permitting the pier-side weighing device. It was subsequently permitted and we were in full compliance with the judgment of the court.