Mr. Liam Kelly:

Regarding the reduction in the number of inspectors over the period in question, that happens in any public sector body. As I said, there is a training requirement for all fishing inspectors because of the safety issue. It was not possible to increase the number to the previous level in the past couple of years. Going back to previous discussions, we believe that, broadly speaking, we have been able fully to carry out our responsibilities in the fisher sector with the number of inspectors we have. There is no doubt, however, that the numbers have fallen over the period referred to by the Senator. We are currently trying to address that.