86 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position with regard to fishing catch returns sent to the European Commission for each of the years from 1998 to 2005; if such returns were sent for each year; the checks which were applied by his Department to ensure that total allowable catches and quotas were observed by the fishing industry for each of these years; his views on media and expert estimates of overfishing during those years; the responsibility which attaches to his Department for this situation; the legal position regarding deterrence and sanctions for overfishing; the outcome he expects in his Department’s returns to the European Commission for 2006; the way in which this will compare with the December 2005 agreed total allowable catches and quotas; his plans for a White Paper on the future of fisheries here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13641/06]

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86 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position with regard to fishing catch returns sent to the European Commission for each of the years from 1998 to 2005; if such returns were sent for each year; the checks which were applied by his Department to ensure that total allowable catches and quotas were observed by the fishing industry for each of these years; his views on media and expert estimates of overfishing during those years; the responsibility which attaches to his Department for this situation; the legal position regarding deterrence and sanctions for overfishing; the outcome he expects in his Department’s returns to the European Commission for 2006; the way in which this will compare with the December 2005 agreed total allowable catches and quotas; his plans for a White Paper on the future of fisheries here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13641/06]

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1. 6 April 2006

   Fisheries Protection.

   86 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position with regard to fishing catch returns sent to the European Commission for each of the years from 1998 to 2005; if such returns were sent for each year; the checks which were applied by his Department to ensure that total allowable catches and quotas were observed by the fishing industry for each of these years; his views on media and expert estimates of overfishing during those years; the responsibility which attaches to his Department for this situation; the legal position regarding deterrence and sanctions for overfishing; the outcome he expects in his Department’s returns to the European Commission for 2006; the way in which this will compare with the December 2005 agreed total allowable catches and quotas; his plans for a White Paper on the future of fisheries here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13641/06]

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