Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their attendance. Their collective contribution to getting us to this stage at all, which Mr. Kingston referred to, is a significant achievement. I made the same point to the Minister last week. We have still some way to go, so let us keep at it.

I will pick up on a couple of points. Mr. Kingston will have heard the exchanges last week on the heads of the Bill. As he referenced, we are limited regarding the information we have from the Clinch report, in particular. We have some more information from the Lacey report but it is still redacted. Based on Mr. Kingston's understanding of the work on developments in this area in recent years and the complex and difficult events that have brought us to this point, do the heads of the Bill address adequately the various elements of the marine accident investigation unit? Are there specific areas on which we should focus? From the Lacey report, I picked up on the staff qualifications required. What would be the role of the investigation unit regarding inquests, for example? Are there particular areas in this regard that can or should be prescribed in the legislation? Could Mr. Kingston expand on his points on the Cape Town Agreement and the Torremolinos Declaration?

Is there merit or otherwise to including reference to them in the legislation?