Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I will return to the issue of what applies in other parts of Europe. Is the idea of tying a person to a vessel a Europe-wide approach? It seems to be a fundamentally flawed model. It undermines people's rights if they are going to be indentured, or whatever the word used to be. To what degree is there a European standard for the way in which this industry works and for enforcement? Is there potential to identify better practice from other European countries or does Ireland have the freedom to move? I know that once rights are conferred in one part of Europe, they automatically apply in other parts of Europe. Is Ireland constrained in any way in seeking to change some of the features of the legislation that Mr. O'Brien identified?