Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

I listened to the Deputy and ask him to do the same. When the Minister of State, Deputy Tony Killeen, and I met the Federation of Irish Fishermen, we were asked, and we committed to asking the Attorney General, to examine the issue further and to consider whether any new developments could support the introduction of a regime of administrative sanctions for fisheries offences in the State. I have since written to the Attorney General in this regard and await his advice. This issue has been raised constantly by many of my colleagues.

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