Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

He said they were breaking the rules. One would assume they were criminals. They are people out in the ocean fishing to make a living who have many obligations to live up to. It is not always possible to do so due to the weather or because they are unable to get their logs in on time. They could be minor misdemeanours. What I find impossible to understand is that there is a requirement under EU law for the SFPA to carry out more inspections on a person with a history. I think that is disgraceful. We are not talking about people who have done anything terribly wrong. They may be slightly over quota, may have had some discard on board or may not have logged in properly, but there are no serious charges against any one of these people that I know of.

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