Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2021

Photo of David StantonDavid Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Earlier, the Minister of State said these young people are often from families who live in coastal communities for whom fishing is the family business. In my area there are places such as Ballycotton, where there is a tradition of family members going to sea on the boats so I can understand what happens. With respect to training and safety, which are paramount, is there a requirement that young people who go out take part in safety training?

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