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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Responsibility for the roll-out, extension, maintenance and commercial elements of the Dublin City Bikes Scheme is an operational matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA), working closely with Dublin City Council.  Noting the above I have referred the Deputy’s question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply from the NTA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Hotel Accommodation (4 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the previous Lord Mayor convened a group to look at future accommodation supply and demand in Dublin.  Although Fáilte Ireland provided technical support to this group, the report and its implementation are a matter for the Lord Mayor, given the role of Dublin City Council as a planning authority. As regards hotel capacity in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (4 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The collection and publication of official statistics is a matter for the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which is under the aegis of the Department of the Taoiseach.  Although the CSO does not provide a county-level breakdown of overseas visits, its Household Travel Survey contains county-level data for domestic trips. I am aware that Fáilte Ireland publishes...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (4 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should note that it has, for some time,  been an offence to use a vehicle on public roads without a valid NCT certificate. Currently, this is a 'straight-to-court' offence which attracts 5 penalty points on conviction. However, section 10 of the Road Traffic Act 2014, when commenced shortly, will bring this offence within the Fixed Charge Payment System and will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Agencies (4 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Since 2011 there have been no new agencies created; however a number have been merged or abolished.Dundalk Port Company was merged with Dublin Port Company on 12 July 2011 , while Tralee and Fenit Harbour Commissioners transferred to the control of Kerry County Council on 1 October 2011. In 2012 Dublin Tourism merged with its parent body Fáilte Ireland on 1 January, while both Baltimore...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 9: In page 42, line 21, after "ship" where it firstly occurs to insert "or a share in it".

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 10: In page 42, line 23, after "section 20(2)," to insert the following:"or in certain prescribed circumstances, a declaration for the purpose of measurement, as appropriate, ".

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 11: In page 42, line 24, to delete "attested, by" and substitute "attested by,".

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 12: In page 42, line 26, to delete "therein is transferred in accordance with subsection" and substitute "in it is transferred in accordance with subsections".

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 13: In page 43, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:"(6) In this section a reference to a bill of sale in subsections (2), (4) and (5) includes a reference to any document of transfer prescribed under subsection (1).".

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 14: In page 43, line 39, to delete "refuse" and substitute "refuses".This is a textual amendment that corrects the wording of subsection (4)(b) by replacing the word "refuse" with "refuses".

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: This refers back to the discussion we had concerning the 1993 convention. Under that agreement, a maritime lien has priority over a registered mortgage and is extinguished after one year, unless the ship is arrested or seized, which would lead to a forced sale. I understand why the Deputy is raising this issue. It emanates from the 1993 convention which is not registered in this...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Much of what the Deputy is referring to should be happening through our legal and courts system in the first place. Where, for example, a person has a particular concern about a safety matter and the ship in question is registered under the Irish flag, the body of law of the State will apply. If there is any breach of that law, it will become a matter of enforcement that must ultimately be...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand from where the Deputy is coming. It is important to bear in mind, however, that, ultimately, any such breach is a breach of the law. The best place - sometimes the only place - in which such matters can be adjudicated upon is a court of law.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 15: In page 47, line 5, to delete "section 22(9)" and substitute "under section 20(9), 22(9), 23(9), 24(6)".

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 16: In page 47, line 9, after "27(2)" to insert ", 28(5)".

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy's core point relates to the capacity not to have some of it in the public domain. The two key reasons are security and data protection and each requires that the information on the register not to be publicly available or instantly available to the public. They are the core reasons certain information is not immediately available to the public.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 8: In page 42, line 20, after “sale” to insert “or by means of such other document of transfer as may be prescribed”.The current wording of section 49 does not allow for circumstances where a bill of sale is not produced during the transfer of a ship, nor does it allow for the acceptance of a description of a ship based on a declaration of...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 6: In page 31, line 5, to delete “subsection (4)” and substitute “subsection (4)(b) or (c)”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 7: In page 31, line 39, to delete “subsection (6)” and substitute “subsection (5), (6)”.