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Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: I hope they were caught legally.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: This is the way to do it.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Deputy is an expert on river fishing. Does anyone from the Government side have an interest in coastal areas or sea fisheries? Why is he left here on his own?

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Deputy is doing very well.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: What about the survival of fishermen?

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: He knows a lot for a landlocked county.

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the transfer of responsibilities from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Department of Social Protection, as outlined in the Taoiseach's announcement of 23 March 2010, will be completed; the administrative and other arrangements consequent on this transfer of responsibilities; and if he...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he is taking to encourage and promote enterprise and community activity in rural communities; if he has assessed the benefits of such efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18972/10]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the most recent available figures relating to the strength of An Garda Síochána; his views on the consequences which the current moratorium on Garda recruitment may have on the force when replacing the numbers of gardaí retiring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19034/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 398: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances and the criteria whereby an application for maintenance grant for the 2009-2010 academic year can be re-assessed when there has been an adverse change in reckonable income since the application was first lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19170/10]

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Will the Deputy vote for the Bill?

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Was it wrong to do so?

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Of course we could. We have had them for 50 years.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Why? Has the Deputy read the Bill?

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: That is what the Bill does.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Rubbish.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: I will put that in the Bill if Deputy O'Brien will support it.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Not so.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: I thank the 22 Members of the House who have contributed to this brief debate on my Bill. "Criminal penalties ... should be reserved for persistent and extreme 'criminal' behaviour. For the rest, the imposition of administrative penalties ... would be a sufficient deterrent." Those are not my words, but the words of the UK Prime Minister's Strategy Unit's 2004 report. Following that...

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (12 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the impact on businesses and in particular small businesses of the restrictions of credit by the banks; if he has any assessment of the consequences of this; and if he proposes any measures to deal with it before further jobs are lost. [18786/10]