Mr. Tom O'Mahony:

I will ask Mr. Brian Hogan to deal with the maritime questions. As head of the MSO, he is best placed and should be able to deal with everything the Acting Chairman asked. I might ask Mr. Kieran Baker to deal with the issue concerning tachographs. On a general point about aviation safety, I commented earlier that the European aviation safety record has been tremendously good in recent years. Aviation generally is referred to as being statistically the safest way to travel. If one is flying, one is more likely to be in an accident on the way to the airport than when one is on the plane itself. While I am uncertain what sources we have, I am sure we can supply something to the joint committee, because it is interesting information to have. However, I wish to make a particular point. Like the Acting Chairman, I have no desire to go into recent controversies but I make the point that the aviation safety record of the Irish airlines is exceptionally good. The Irish Aviation Authority, which is responsible for monitoring aviation safety and which itself is audited by both the European and international aviation organisations, has confirmed that the safety record of the Irish airlines is on a par with the very safest in Europe. While we may have issues with individual airlines from time to time on various items, one area about which there is no issue is safety and it is important to put that on the record. I will then ask Mr. Eddie Burke to come in on the issue about the CEF. Perhaps we will turn to Mr. Brian Hogan first.