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- European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020): Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2020)
Michael Collins: ...which is legislation that was initially put forward and designed to deal with the problems of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Once the competent authority has decided an infringement is serious, the SFPA must proceed to impose a penalty on the unfortunate owner of the offending fishing boat. In Ireland, the possible penalties to be imposed by the SFPA in the event of repeat...
- European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020): Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2020)
Thomas Pringle: ...to it. Many fishermen do not believe they can ever get a fair hearing from the Minister, the Government or the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Department and the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, are part of the problem as well. There is no sense among the fishing community that they will get a fair hearing from the Department or the SFPA. That is the...
- European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020): Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2020)
Christopher O'Sullivan: ...one is the need for sufficient separation between the policing authority and the determination panel. The fact that the determination panel is selected by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, is insufficient separation. This needs to be addressed. The determination panel could be selected by the Attorney General or by the Minister. I now turn to my second issue. I have...
- European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 318 of 2020): Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2020)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...the statutory instrument deals with the balance of probability rather than having to prove beyond doubt, which is normally the case where a criminal sanction is being pursued. The role of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, permeates the statutory instrument at all stages, which was the basis on which the Supreme Court struck down the previous statutory instruments. We can...