Conor D McGuinness Questions Double Sanctions for Fishermen

Conor D McGuinness asked whether a fisherman can be subject to both an administrative and a criminal sanction for the same offence and said he would try to obtain the specifics. He stated his understanding that both approaches can be applied simultaneously and that the point system operates separately to the criminal sanction system, while remaining open to correction.

Question posed

Conor D McGuinness asked whether a fisherman can be subject to both an administrative and a criminal sanction for the same offence currently.

Speaker's uncertainty and follow-up

He said he did not know the specifics of each of the offences but offered to try to get that information and explicitly said he was open to correction.

Sanctions and point system

He explained his understanding that administrative and criminal approaches are both available and can be applied simultaneously. He also stated that the point system operates separately to the criminal sanction system.

Request for clarification rather than a definitive ruling

The speaker framed the comments as a request for clarification and an offer to follow up, rather than a definitive legal determination.