Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 13:

In page 51, line 24, to delete “or”.

This amendment and the three amendments that follow provide that fixed-charge offences can be served on registered operators of unmanned aircraft if the persons operating the aircraft at the time of the offence cannot be identified. At present, the owners of certain drones must register as drone operators. However, it may be the case that another person uses that drone. It makes sense to assign responsibility and accountability to those who operate these types of aircraft. Further, the amendments provide that the registered owners of registered aircraft are ultimately responsible for the use of those aircraft in a similar manner to registered owners of cars.