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Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Amendment No. 15 is a technical amendment and refers to section 51 which relates to an order for sale on transfer to an unqualified person. Section 51 contains provisions that apply where property in a registered ship or in a share in a ship is transferred on death, bankruptcy or otherwise to a person who is not a qualified person under section 15 of the Bill. It is a textual amendment to...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: As this is the final stage of the Bill, I thank all the Senators for their participation in the debate up to this point. This marks a very important development in the maritime sector as to how we ensure safety, regulate it and ensure growth in our maritime sector. This was brought home to me at a recent meeting I had with a company that has a significant presence in Ireland and employs a...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the House for facilitating the introduction of this Bill at such short notice. Let me provide the rationale for introducing it. The Bill involves technical amendments to existing road traffic legislation to close off issues relating to the endorsement of penalty points on driver licence records and contains a provision to address the implications of doing so. While we will consider...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The amendments in group 3 - Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive, and No. 17 - bring further clarity to the penalties that will apply where offences arise relating to the certificate of registry on board a ship. Section 28 provides for the issuing of a certificate of registry by the Minister when a ship is registered on the Irish Register of Ships. Amendment No. 6 inserts a specific offence provision, a...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The amendments in group 4 - Nos. 9 to 14, inclusive - relate to section 49, which provides that the transfer of a registered ship or a share in such a ship to another qualified person must be by means of a bill of sale, which must be in approved form. The original wording of section 49 did not specifically allow for circumstances in which a bill of sale is not produced during a transfer of a...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Is the Senator asking whether they are excluded from the registry?

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: No, the Bill does not exclude them.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The amendment in question will apply mainly to smaller recreational craft.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: There will be no requirement to produce this documentation in respect of craft below a certain size. We are seeking in this amendment to provide that in circumstances in which this documentation is not available, for whatever reason, other documentation can take its place. The nature of that documentation could be detailed by future order by the Minister. The purpose of all of this is to...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Group 1 refers to amendments Nos. 1 and 2. I will begin by saying some words on each of them. The objective of section 9 is to provide for the establishment of a new register of ships, which will consist of different parts for the registration of different types of ships, and also to allow registration to take place for different purposes. Section 9(9) confirms that registration on the...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Group 2 refers to amendments Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 16. The objective of these amendments is to improve the clarity of the sections involved with regard to language used and the nature of the penalties applying where offences arise. Section 23 provides for the temporary registration of recreational craft under 24 m in load line length in particular circumstances. Section 24 establishes a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Irish driver licensing law operates within the framework of EU driver licensing law.  Under EU law, licences can only be issued to those whose normal residence is in this jurisdiction. The EU allows one exception, namely that people normally resident in one Member State but residing temporarily in another Member State for study purposes may apply for a licence in the State where they...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, I have responsibility for overall policy and funding in relation to the national roads programme.  The planning, design and implementation of individual road projects (such as the N21) is a matter for the National Roads Authority (NRA) under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 in conjunction with the local authorities concerned. Noting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads (including lighting) is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. In view of this, I would suggest to the Deputy that he pursue the matter directly with the Local Authority as I have no function in respect of this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland Issues (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, the role of Fáilte Ireland is to support the tourism industry and work to sustain Ireland as a high-quality and competitive tourism destination.  In that context the operation of tourism attractions is not a core function of the Agency nor is the leasing of facilities or land to third parties and it has in recent years been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Neither I or my Ministerial colleagues within the Department held any separate meetings with the Management Board, as a whole, outside of the monthly Ministerial Management Board meetings. We would of course on a day-to-day basis have various formal and informal meetings involving one or more members of the Management Board on issues across the range of their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to Dáil Question No:167 of the 26th November 2014.  The position remains the same.   The information requested by the Deputy would require an inordinate time to compile as the number of meetings involved is quite substantial. The Management Board (MB) of the Department would normally meet every Tuesday morning except for the month of August...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the Road Safety Authority has the overall responsibility for the operation, oversight, development, quality assurance and delivery of commercial vehicle roadworthiness testing arrangements. I have therefore forwarded this Question to the RSA  for direct reply to the Deputy....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Smarter Transport (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: While my Department has no  plans to develop a specific National Walking Policy, I am satisfied that the government's investment in sustainable travel under 3 key programmes will achieve a number of the objectives for the creation of a culture of walking in Ireland as set out in the Transport Policy for Ireland - A Sustainable Transport Future: Smarter...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The requirement to provide a PPS number as part of the driver licensing process relates to identity security. The driver licensing service is designed to operate to the Government SAFE (Standard Authentication Framework Environment) 2 standard.  This standard was developed by the Department of Social Protection.  ID is verified in the driver licensing process through a number of...