Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (Wicklow-Wexford, Sinn Fein)
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587. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the case of a person (details supplied). [5533/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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I understand that the Deputy is referring to the situation that arose following a private commercial transaction between two contracting parties to purchase a vessel. The core issue here relates to the safety and safety certification of the vessel purchased, which is the responsibility of the Department of Transport. While I sympathise with the purchaser's difficult situation, my Department has no function in relation to the safety certification of fishing vessels, or matters arising in relation to their stability. It is also not possible for my Department to compensate the purchaser of the vessel using the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), as the nature of the compensation being sought is incompatible with the EU regulation governing the use of this fund (Regulation (EU) 2021/1139).