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

Paschal Donohoe: Ba mhaith liom  a chur in iúl don Teachta Dála nach raibh an t-iniúchadh seo curtha ar siúl fós. Tá an Roinn ag súil go mbeidh an t-iniúchadh curtha ar bun chomh luath agus is féidir sa bhliain nua.

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

Paschal Donohoe: Measures brought into effect earlier this year under the Road Traffic Act 2014, mean that, when a foreign licence holder incurs penalty points, a record can be created and the points applied to it.    The mechanism is the same as for other penalty points offences.  A licence record is created on the National Vehicle and Driving File, held by my Department, and the...

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

Paschal Donohoe: The issues raised are matters for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

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...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I thank all the Senators for their contributions. Senator O'Donovan and others raised the status of the regime requiring a driver to have a valid NCT certificate. It was an offence before the Road Traffic Act 2014 and before this Bill. The 2014 Act changed the penalty point regime on the need to have a valid NCT certificate. A driver now has the option of not going to court, paying a...

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

Paschal Donohoe: In regard to the point raised by Senator Thomas Byrne on commencement notices, it is certainly something I and my Department have learned in regard to the status of such notices. On the point put to me regarding the legislation being rushed, I am seeking to have it passed in an afternoon and evening. I appreciate the fact that I am allowed to bring it into the House at this stage. I am...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: This amendment is to amend section 3 in page 4, between lines 23 and 24. Its purpose is to insert a new subsection in section 3 to clarify that this section is not intended to infringe the constitutional rights of any individual. This is to make provision in regard to the judicial review proceedings which were granted by the High Court yesterday, 15 December, in which the applicant has...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Senators, on whose comments I have two points. First, in presenting this Bill for Senators' consideration, I am absolutely confident that it is constitutional and meets all the requirements and constraints that the Constitution confers on it. Second, the amendment is making explicit that nothing in the Bill shall in any way seek to interfere with a matter that is currently...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The challenge I have is this regard is that by definition the constitutional rights of people are very broad. If I were to introduce anything to specify what aspect of their rights we are looking to protect, it would leave me open to the accusation that I am weakening other aspects by not specifying them. The very nature of the amendment I am introducing is to make explicit that the rights...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I want to make clear again I am absolutely certain the Bill has been drafted to be constitutional. As I stated when I introduced the amendment, it flows from a recent appeal on a number of penalty points, and the person absolutely had the right to make the appeal. In this amendment I seek to make very explicit the rights the person has and the independence of the courts. I assure the...