Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

Okay. On the procedure, the officials have mentioned that it is common for fish to be landed in a jurisdiction and then to be purchased by operators. Basically, the SFPA has intruded in another jurisdiction. Will the witnesses convince the committee that what the SFPA has done is not vindictive as a result of the controversy that is going on in Killybegs, which is very serious? I respect the officials' point about straying into individual issues but there are many individuals who lost their jobs and did not have employment as a result of the decisions that are being taken. Many companies are in serious jeopardy, have big loans and are wondering, because of the reputational damage that has happened. What are the procedures for the SFPA? Will the witnesses convince the committee that what happened with this landing was not vindictive? What are the procedures to look at all the landings that have happened in the past because my information is that the procedure that the authority followed here was never used in the past?