Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I have absolutely no problem with these amendments. This seems like a sensible provision to include in the legislation. It is probably a result of an oversight that it is not in the Bill as it stands. It does not seem right that a harbour authority should be open to being sued just because it is the licensing authority. It is as if the Environmental Protection Agency could be sued for mismanagement at a waste licensing facility. I have no problem with this measure.

See this speech in context