Seanad debates
Tuesday, 24 June 2003
Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2002 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages.
Group 2 comprises 21 amendments. Amendments Nos. 10 to 28, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 34 and 36 refine what is now Part 3 of the Bill dealing with appeals against sea fishing boat licensing decisions. Amendment No. 10 specifically provides that ministerial directives to any appeals officer may require the sustainability of fishing to be considered in appeals cases. Details of all such directives and the reasons therefor must be laid before the Dáil and Seanad and published in Iris Oifigiúil as soon as practicable after the directives are given, as required by amendment No. 12. Amendment No. 11 precludes ministerial involvement in groups of sea fishing boat licensing cases, as well as precluding ministerial involvement in individual such cases.
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