Fisheries Offences

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 April 2019

Tuesday, 2 April 2019

Questions (392)

Seán Fleming

Question:

392. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of court prosecutions initiated by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority in each of the years 2014 to 2018; the result of each of these court cases; the number and values of fines issued in each year; the value of fines collected each year; the value of fines still outstanding in respect of these prosecutions; the arrangements in place to collect the outstanding fines; if he will provide an age analysis of these outstanding fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15336/19]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues concerning sea fisheries control are, as a matter of law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and the Naval Service. Accordingly, I am precluded from having any role in relation to any operational control activities or actions by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority or the Naval Service.

As the information requested relates to operational matters, I have requested the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority to respond directly to you on the specific information requested.