Martin Ferris (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will not allow fishing to be neglected. In the past two weeks, I met representatives of the fishing organisations. I commend the Minister on saying he is listening to us. I asked Deputy Boyd Barrett of People Before Profit to support a motion before the House on which we could vote to overturn the statutory instrument. It penalised people without any access to the courts and irrespective of the outcome in the courts, they will still have to carry penalty points. Will the Minister explain what legal advice he got before signing the statutory instrument? He is now looking to the Attorney General for advice but he signed the statutory instrument without any legal advice.

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