Martin Ferris
Ceist:293. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish vessels that received penalty points in Irish waters in 2014 and from January to March 2015. [14591/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 15 April 2015
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Freagraí scríofa
Commission Regulation 404/2011 requires that points for serious fisheries offences are assigned on the date set in the decision assigning them. In accordance with Regulation 5 of the European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2014 (Statutory Instrument No. 3 of 2014), points for serious infringements are assigned by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) to the holder of the Irish licence and are applicable from the date of detection of the serious infringements. On being notified by the SFPA, points assigned for serious infringements are recorded by the independent Licensing Authority for Sea Fishing Boats, from the date of their detection, against the holder of the licence and against the capacity of the vessel in accordance with Regulations 7 and 8 of SI No 3 of 2014. The points system is a term of an Irish licence in accordance with Regulation 11 of the same SI.
Having been notified by the SFPA, the Licensing Authority has recorded points against one Irish vessel in 2014 and against two Irish vessels in 2015.