Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, has already indicated his intention with regard to personal locator beacons. He has said that legislation is required to make the wearing and use of such technology mandatory. I will ask the Minister to respond to Deputy Doherty directly on the status of the legislation. Currently, there is sea fisheries legislation in preparation but I am not sure if it is the Minister's intention to include provision on personal locator beacons in it. The Government - Deputy Coveney, in particular - takes the issue of safety at sea very seriously and will act on whatever steps must be taken to improve safety at sea and prevent as far as humanly possible the loss of life at sea.

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