Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

Section 33 of the Bill provides for fire protection rules and the provision in section 33(6(b)(iii) relates to the protection from fire of vehicles on vehicle decks of ships. That would entail, for example, the provision of fire prevention and fire fighting measures. The Deputy wants the management and operation of vehicle decks to become a criterion for which fire protection rules may provide. However, operational functions of this nature are governed by safety management codes. My advice is that it is not necessary to include these functions in the subsection that deals specifically with the fire protection of vehicle decks. On that basis, I ask the Deputy to withdraw the amendment.

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