Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)

There is a commitment in the programme for Government to change the existing system of criminal sanctions for fishermen to one of administrative sanctions. As the Taoiseach knows, this issue has caused major anger in coastal communities in which fishermen feel they are being criminalised in a nonsensical fashion. When will the Government give priority to this issue and pass the required legislation?

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