Michael Finn has been appointed by Minister of State for Agriculture, Food & the Marine Mr. Timmy Dooley T.D. as Acting Chairperson of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA).
Michael has been an Authority member of the SFPA since October 2022. This interim role arises following the retirement of the former SFPA Executive Chairperson, Paschal Hayes, earlier this year.
Michael will hold this interim position until the appointment of a new Executive Chairperson with a competitive process to be launched in due course. He will continue to work alongside fellow Authority Member, Louise Murphy.
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Note to Editor
- Link to Michael Finn’s biography on our website https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/Our-Structure/SFPA-Authority-Management-Board
About the SFPA
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of the sea-fisheries and the sea-food production sectors. It promotes compliance with the EU Common Fisheries Policy, sea-fisheries law and food safety law relating to fish and fish products, verifies compliance and, where necessary, enforces it. Its mandate covers all fishing vessels operating within Ireland’s 200-mile limit, over 2,000 Irish registered fishing vessels wherever they operate, and all seafood produced in Ireland’s seafood processing companies. The SFPA operates through a network of regional port offices situated at Ireland’s main fishery harbours. For further information visit: www.sfpa.ie