Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
In fairness to Mr. Kingston, he separated it out. We all accept there has a been a huge amount of tragedy. There are legacy issues for the State. As regards the legislation, we are at a reasonable starting point. All we need is to follow the best practice, whether we are using the example of the British legislation or others. As was said, we need to ensure some element of independence through tight protocols.
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