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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education and disability will meet next. [43248/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education and disability will meet next. [43254/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2024)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 to 13, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on children and education and disability oversees programme for Government commitments relating to children, education and disability and receives detailed reports on identified policy areas such as child poverty and well-being, education and the reform of disability services. Disability services are a...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: It is a pleasure to be before the committee for my first and probably for my last time in the term of this Dáil. It is good to join the members. I nearly went to the wrong side of the committee room out of force of habit. I will give a brief opening statement on the Bill. It passed through Second Stage quite recently. I appreciate the committee's accommodation in taking Committee...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 1: In page 16, line 17, before “the” where it firstly occurs to insert "subject to suitable and specific measures to protect the data,". The amendments relate to sections 18 and 26. Their purpose is to safeguard the protection of data in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, with which we are all familiar at this stage, and the Data...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 2: In page 20, line 5, after “may” to insert “, subject to suitable and specific measures to protect the data”.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 3: In page 24, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(7) A report of a marine safety investigation shall not be admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings.". The amendment is proposed in order to ensure that the accident and investigation reports of the MAIU are prohibited from use in criminal proceedings. It is a strict requirement of the EU...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 4: In page 28, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“ “cargo ship” means any ship in relation to which a cargo ship safety construction certificate is in force;”. The purpose of this amendment is to fine-tune the definition of the term "cargo ship", which potentially could be open to different interpretations. This amendment...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 5: In page 33, line 13, to delete “officer” and substitute “person”. These are technical amendments. The reference to “authorised officer” is being updated to “authorised person” in line with the terminology used in the remainder of the section and the Part.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 6: In page 33, line 15, to delete “officer” and substitute “person”.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 7: In page 38, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: (1) The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following section for section 418: “418. (1) The Minister for Transport may make regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea. (2) Regulations under this section may prescribe— (a) the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 8: In page 38, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “(b) in section 18— (i) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1)The Minister may make rules (‘navigation and tracking rules’) prescribing requirements for— (a) navigation and tracking systems and equipment including the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 9: In page 39, line 12, to delete “and”. Amendments Nos. 9 and 10 are technical amendments. They are intended to tidy up a couple of words and typos and to delete the word “and”, stating the nature of the Bill.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 10: In page 39, line 26, to delete “Convention”.” and substitute “Convention”, and”.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 11: In page 39, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(d) in section 36, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) The Minister may make rules prescribing requirements for— (a) what signals shall be used by ships as signals of distress and the circumstances in which, and the purposes for which, any...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 12: In page 43, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “(3) The Maritime Safety Act 2005 is amended— (a) in section 34, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) The Minister may make regulations—(a)specifying such charts, nautical directions or information or other nautical publications as...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I move amendment No. 13: In page 44, between lines 38 and 39 to insert the following: “(e) in section 82— (i) in subsection (2)— (I) by the substitution of “Rules for life-saving appliances may provide” for “Without prejudice to subsection (1) may provide”, (II) in paragraph (o), by the substitution of “fire,” for...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I might make some very brief concluding remarks if that is in order.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Chair for his prompt and efficient management of the amendments today. I thank all the Deputies present for their participation also. This Bill is about enhancing our maritime safety regime, in particular in respect of the marine accident and investigation landscape. It also helps us achieve our commitment towards carbon neutrality and the target we have set to achieve that...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2024)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Chair and the Minister of State and his officials for facilitating this meeting. I offer special praise to the public servants. They do a great job and they help our work during what is a very difficult time. It is good that we are establishing a marine accident investigation unit in the Department of Transport. One amendment brought forward with which I agree relates to the...