The individual referred to applied for a sea fishing boat licence, under the special scheme announced to regularise the position of unlicensed and unregistered vessels, in respect of his vessel. During the period in which the application was being processed my Department was informed that the vessel had been scrapped and that the individual wished to have the application switched to another vessel As there are strict criteria for the licensing of vessels under this scheme officials of my Department wrote to the individual requesting certain information. I can assure the Deputy that on receipt of this information his application will be dealt with expeditiously.