Ireland can't be trusted to police its fishing quotas, says European Commission 

Penalties in the form of the loss of thousands of tonnes of the state’s fishing quota and the withdrawal of up to €40m in funding from the commission are expected to follow as a result of the audit. Picture: David Creedon

THE European Commission has ruled that Ireland cannot be trusted to police its fishing quotas under the Common Fisheries Policy. 

The commission has issued a ruling withdrawing a special derogation to this country to weigh fish at factories because the authorities can’t guarantee that fraud will be detected.