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Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No.1 to amendment No. 56: In subsection (1)(b), to delete "€100,000" and substitute "ten per cent of annual turnover". Given that there might be nuclear carriage on some ships, very significant offences could be involved here. Would the Minister be interested in going for 10% of turnover with the company in section 41? I would like him to up the fines on indictment to 10%...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the Minister's comments. We are trying to create a deterrent of which people would be aware whereby very stern measures would be taken if a company engaged in practices which led to an environmental disaster in our waters. My amendment would change the wording to provide for up to 10% of turnover so it is not as precise as the Minister suggests. It would give the courts...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister can address them now.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: We have discussed the flag issue on other sections and I propose to insert it again. The Minister is making a strong case with regard to it. Past experience has not vindicated what the Minister stated on the extent to which we could monitor or invigilate all ships travelling on Irish waters. There is responsibility for the flag state and those ships which joined our register in recent...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I want him to speak again on the flag and disability aspect.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister can discuss it anyway.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The second amendment to the amendment refers to a ship berthed in Irish waters. Can I speak to the third amendment to the amendment? It refers to salaries and fiscal entitlements of mariners.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Amendment No. 2 to amendment No. 73 has been discussed a number of times. The Minister has referred to it; it concerns other ships in Irish waters. Amendment No. 4 deals with double hulls, an issue which arose in the context of previous maritime legislation. The amendment would require double hulls in chemical and oil tankers. In light of the ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, this...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: How does the new arrangement differ from the current regulations? I understood we always had that power.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 82: In page 24, line 25, to delete "accessible" and substitute "as fully accessible as practicable". The Minister has addressed the substance of my amendment, which attempts to create a formula that allows as much accessibility as possible. Perhaps the Bill as it stands addresses the issue, however. Much depends on the regulations that the Minister introduces because...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I will withdraw my amendment on the basis of the Minister's reassurances.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 85: In page 25, to delete lines 42 and 43 and in page 26, to delete lines 1 to 3. The purpose of the amendment is to remove subsection (12) which provides that the Minister "may exempt from all or any of the provisions of reduced mobility regulations, on such terms and conditions as he or she sees fit, any passenger vessel or any class or classes of passenger vessel,...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 86: In page 26, line 13, after "representations" to insert the following: "and after the approval of the Houses of the Oireachtas". The amendment reflects the view that Oireachtas approval should be secured in the case of much secondary legislation. Given the importance of reduced mobility regulations, it is proposed that such regulations be placed before the Houses for...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome amendment No. 88. The Minister has come a long way in addressing the issues raised on Committee Stage. We sometimes feel that we do not get important information on issues we need to discuss or are discussing. Issues seem to arise at 6 p.m. on a Friday. We have been through that before, as the Acting Chairman will remember, with other issues in the maritime area. We tend to hear...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 91: In page 31, line 10, after "crews" to insert "or for environmental protection". This amendment would change the wording to "ensuring the safety of vessels or their crews or for environmental protection". This relates to powers regarding the raising of sunken vessels. Amendment No. 92 proposes to insert "salvaging a vessel of special cultural and historic importance"....

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 95: In page 37, line 40, after "protection" to insert ", management and operation". Section 33(6(b)(iii) states "the protection of vehicle decks on the ship". To make the provision more complete the section should also address the management and operation of vehicle decks on the ship. In other words all aspects of the management and operation of a ferry would be within...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 97: In page 39, lines 2 and 3, to delete all words from and including ", or" in line 2 down to and including "kept," in line 3. Section 34(1) contains the phrase "or if there is no official log-book, cause other record to be kept", which is an extraordinary cop out or opt out for operators. Clearly in every case there should be a logbook. We discussed all this regarding...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 98: In page 39, line 21, to delete "€500" and substitute "€5,000". This also concerns keeping a log book. I think the amount in question is too low and should be for up to €5,000.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Does this amendment cover the circumstances contemplated in amendment No. 108?

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Jun 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister for doing that for the maritime pilots of Ireland.