Mr. Brendan Byrne:

It is secondary legislation, a statutory instrument. How Ireland is interpreting the statutory instrument that was signed on 29 August means that an infringement of any nature is deemed to be a serious infringement. That is my interpretation. There will be a cumulative effect. The longer this is left without reform, the worse it will get. I imagine that when representatives of the SFPA are before the committee, the first thing they will say is that TDs and Senators enacted this by primary legislation or statutory instrument, which is secondary legislation. We have a legislative problem that is going to cripple the fishing industry. That is the elephant in the room.