Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Marine Casualty Investigation Board: Chairperson Designate
Frank Feighan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I thank Ms Callanan for her presentation and I welcome her. This was a board of which I was not aware. I imagine that most people in Leinster House are not aware of it. It was set up in 2002. In the early 2000s and 2010s, people talked about getting rid of quangos. Due diligence was done on this board and it survived, so it obviously has an important role.
I will ask some questions for the sake of my own understanding. In the event of someone falling overboard, a fatality or a serious personal injury, how does the board go about investigating it? Are the Garda and other State agencies involved? That information might inform us better.
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