Results 861-880 of 11,242 for speaker:Noel Dempsey
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I understand this is a matter of concern for the Deputy and I share his impatience. However, it is not a case of nothing being in place to provide for these matters. People cannot be half drunk or half drugged and be involved in seafaring. That is not the case currently. We have a number of rules, regulations and laws in this area. International trading ships are required to comply with...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I thank the Acting Chairman.
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: There are no individual thresholds in place. It is a judgment call.
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I understand that the IMO's consideration of this matter should be completed by the end of this year or early next year. At that stage, the next maritime Bill to which I referred earlier in the context of my previous discussion with Deputy Broughan will be before us. If the IMO has finalised the standards it intends to introduce or if we have a good idea of the direction it intends to take...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 103: In page 41, line 36, to delete "section 14, 31" and substitute "section 14, 23, 32, 40, 48, 55, 62, 31". The purpose of these amendments is to extend the application of the enforcement support measures already contained in the Bill to include the new SOLAS and safety regulation provisions which, in turn, are contained in amendments to chapters 1 to 7 and which I have...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 104: In page 41, to delete lines 41 to 44 and in page 42, to delete lines 1 to 2 and substitute the following: "(a) under section 15(13) or 18(9) of the Act of 1952, section 8(2) of the Act of 1966 or section 14(10), 23(2), 32(2), 40(2), 48(2), 31(9)(b), 33(10) or 36(5)(b) in respect of a ship or vessel, make an application to the judge of the Circuit Court in whose...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 105: In page 42, to delete lines 39 to 42 and substitute the following: "(a) inspections made under sections 14, 23, 32, 40, 48, 55, 62, 31 and 33 and certificates issued under section 13, (b) surveys carried out in accordance with regulations made under sections 10(1)(b) and 15(1)(c) of the Act of 1952, section 19(2), 28(2), 37(2), 45(2)(a), and (c) certification and...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 106: In page 43, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "(2) Any fees payable under regulations made under section 3(2)(c) and 8(1)(b) of the Merchant Shipping (Certification of Seamen) Act of 1979 shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer.". The purpose of this amendment is to amend section 40 to include the standard provision for the...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 107: In page 43, after line 31, to insert the following: 42.â(1) The following section is inserted after section 58 of the Harbours Act 1996: 58A.â(1) It is the duty of a company, as a result of medical examination, to assess whether the health of a person who isâ (a) employed or applies to be employed by the company on its staff as a pilot, or (b) an applicant for...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: Yes.
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I am sure.
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I am sure.
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: It would be great if the Deputy joined them.
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The proposed amendment would enable the Minister to make rules and regulations to prescribe the requirements for Irish nuclear carriers and the survey requirements that must be carried out in respect of those ships. We have had this discussion before and I have already indicated that the Minister has no power to prescribe survey requirements, as proposed by the Deputy, in respect of all...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 54: In page 23, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: 39.â(1) No change shall be made to an Irish ship to which this Chapter applies in regard to carriage of cargo to which the nuclear carriage rules apply, other than by direct replacement, unless approved by a surveyor of ships or such person as the Minister may authorise for the purpose. (2) Following...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No.55: In page 23, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: 40.â(1) A surveyor of ships may board and inspect any ship for the purpose of seeing that it complies with this Chapter and the nuclear carriage rules. (2) If a surveyor of ships finds that a ship to which this Chapter applies fails to comply with any provisions of this Chapter or relevant requirements of...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 56: In page 23, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: 41.â(1) If an owner or master of a ship to which this Chapter applies fails to comply with any of the duties required of him or her under section 38 (other than subsections (4) and (5) of that section) then the owner of the ship (if in fault) and the master of the ship (if in fault) commits an offence and...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: We discussed this on a number of occasions and I indicated previously to the Deputy that this is not the type of amendment I would like to make on the hoof to a Bill such as this. I gave a commitment to the Deputy and I will reiterate it here that we need to do further policy analysis on this and decide, if we go down this particular route, how we might make the type of decisions he is...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 57: In page 23, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: "CHAPTER 4 High-Speed Craft 42.âIn this Chapterâ "accepted high-speed craft safety certificate" has the meaning assigned to it by section 45(7)(b); "date constructed" in relation to a ship to which this Chapter applies, means the date the keel of which was laid or was at a similar stage of construction;...
- Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)
Noel Dempsey: The Deputy proposes to amend amendment No. 59 so that the flag under which a vessel is registered be inserted as one of the matters that regard be had to when categorising high-speed craft into classes for the purposes of making regulations and rules under section 18. We already discussed this and I indicated that I will not make a distinction on the basis of the flag of the vessel. The...