Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would love to continue this conversation with the Deputy. Perhaps I could do so afterwards, because this is something I feel very strongly about. The EU regulation in question, which is Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No. 404/2011, requires member states' controlled authorities to adopt a risk-based approach for the selection of inspection targets using all available information. It can be expected that if records indicate that an operator has a history of serious non-compliance, the operator will face additional inspections at sea and in port for a period of time until the records show that the operator has changed behaviour and is generally compliant. The records show that in 2013 and 2014, there were 66 infringements in the south eastern area of the country, 41 of which were associated with boats linked to the company whose concerns the Deputy is raising today.

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