Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In practice, in the absence of a permit an authorised officer may apply his or her discretion to allow boaters reasonable time to obtain or produce a permit or licence. However, I do not accept the amendment as the 1988 canal bye-law provisions require permits to be displayed on a boat such that they are legible from the canal bank at all times during daylight hours, under section 40. A person either has or does not have a permit or licence.