Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Establishes points system for fishing boat masters for serious Common Fisheries Policy breaches; accumulation triggers suspension then removal from register, prohibiting boat command.
• Creates Irish Fishing Master Register maintained by Minister; masters must register to legally command Irish or foreign fishing boats; registration can be refused for incomplete/false applications.
• Implements EU control regulations via independent Determination Panel and Appeals Officer; decisions appealable to High Court; unblocks €25 million EU co-funding suspended for Ireland's fisheries enforcement.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   7 Sep 2021
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   21 Sep 2021
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   30 Sep 2021
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   2 Feb 2022
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   2 Feb 2022
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   2 Feb 2022
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   9 Feb 2022
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   2 Mar 2022
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   8 Mar 2022
10. Enacted

    15 Mar 2022

Debates

• Report and Final Stages8 Mar 2022↗
• Committee Stage2 Mar 2022↗
• Second Stage9 Feb 2022↗
• Report and Final Stages2 Feb 2022↗
• Second Stage (Resumed)29 Sep 2021↗
• Second Stage (Resumed)22 Sep 2021↗
• Second Stage21 Sep 2021↗

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