Dr. Susan Steele:

I thank Deputy Pringle. I am conscious that we are eating into time and I will be as quick as I can on these.

On the manipulation of scales, where there have been cases, the SFPA has prepared cases for the DPP. One case has gone through the courts and another case has not gone through the courts. However, these cases, in the view of the Commission and in the view of the audit, showed systemic issues within the industry that were not being picked up by the control authorities.

The answer, therefore, is yes, we acted on an individual basis in those cases, but the cases and the follow-on surveying of ullage tables and tanks in the vessels showed systematic issues in the industry. That is where this audit has picked up the issues. The Deputy has identified one of the key things on which the SFPA acted in respect of individual cases, but we did not act on what was identified by the Commission as systematic issues across the industry. As I stated earlier, our organisation continually reappraises, learns and tries to develop and to do better, so there are lessons for us from the entire process.

I might come back to Deputy Pringle on monkfish and UK-registered vessels in Irish ports because there is quite a bit in that question. This relates in part to the sampling plans. Given the time constraints, I will come back to the Deputy afterwards if that is okay. I assure him that all vessels, whatever their nationality, landing in Irish ports have to weigh prior to transport unless they have first point of sale in France or Belgium, where there is a common control programme. The weighing at landing is for all vessels. I thank the Deputy for the question about monkfish. We will come back with clarity on that because to go into the detail of it here would use up a lot of time.

As for the 1% of infringements across the EU and strictest enforcement in Ireland, I will not comment on other member states. All I can assure Deputy Pringle of is that we in the SFPA believe sustainable fisheries underpin the future of our coastal communities and that, in the shared maritime area, the work the SFPA does in regulating this is the most important work that can be done to ensure a future for our generation and generations to come in the coastal communities. As I said earlier, we are supporting that work with 150 very committed staff. Also, and I know I said this earlier but I will say it again, the vast majority of Irish fishers, by being compliant with the Common Fisheries Policy and the quotas, are acting to develop sustainable fisheries into the future. I wish to take this opportunity to thank not only the committed staff in the SFPA but also compliant fishers around the coast who are responsible for those low infringement levels. I do not know if Mr. Kinneen-----