Results 481-500 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Why was it not included in the original Bill?

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: The final shape of this Bill is very unsatisfactory, in that we are debating things here with approximately 65 minutes until a guillotine, something that we saw for the first time only a few days ago. This Bill started off as a Maritime Safety Bill with several key elements that we discussed on Second Stage, and then on Committee Stage we were presented with a series of amendments. I know the...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: It was decided, but I was not allowed to raise my original complaint. I want to register that, since it informs what I have to say. Clearly, we have nearly 60 amendments, and we will only get a short way. I am not castigating this Minister of State or these civil servants, but the overall way the Government treats important legislation is disgraceful.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Is there a time limit on the substantive amendment to the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959? We seem to be under a grave time limit regarding 30 June.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: What is the impact of this in regard to the operation of harbour companies and the lands owned by them? Is this related to the emergency legislation passed some weeks ago in respect of IDA and other bodies? A disgraceful event took place some weeks ago which related to a company in Clonshaugh industrial estate, Diamond Innovation. It is alleged that this company, which is in my constituency,...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome these amendments. However, I wonder why harbour and port companies were not included in the tranche of public bodies to which the emergency legislation introduced some weeks ago applies. I reiterate that I have heard serious complaints from the communities around Clonshaugh in regard to what is alleged to have happened at Diamond Innovation. The lands in question belong to the Irish...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: They will be index-linked by regulation if that Bill is passed.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: On a point of order, I received amendment No. 10a on white rather than green paper. Is the amendment valid?

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: May it be introduced in this form?

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: My earlier comments are reinforced by this matter.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 8, line 30, to delete "may" and substitute "shall". A happy situation obtains in that a number of local authorities, including Fingal County Council, have introduced by-laws regulating the use of small pleasure craft, jet skis and other vehicles. This legislation is pressing due to current uncertainty over the legality of such by-laws. The Minister of State is...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I appreciate the point made by the Minister of State on the two key amendments, Nos. 13 and 14, but this is an opportunity to set a standard at national level for local authorities. Local authorities themselves have different requirements for land vehicles. I welcome the Minister of State's words on registration but I cannot see how this will be advanced if this legislation or the wording of...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: In the run-in from September to Christmas to the budget of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, will the Minister be prepared to support local authorities, such as the one in my constituency, Fingal County Council, that request funding to implement the by-laws in respect of certain craft? Will the Minister and the Department support them in administering that because we are talking about...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 8, between lines 40 and 41, to insert the following: "(i) the licensing and registration of users of jet skis or other personal watercraft,".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 14: In page 9, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: "(iii) conditions to be observed in respect of the operation of craft including the wearing of personal protective equipment,".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 20: In page 10, line 11, to delete "7" and substitute "28". This amendment refers to section 7 and the procedure whereby the authority has made draft by-laws that have been put out for public consultation and the time limit for submissions, which is currently seven days. Given my experience as a public representative — I am sure the Ceann Comhairle has similar...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 25: In page 17, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "20.—The Act of 1992 is amended in section 2(1) by the insertion, in the definition of 'vessel', after 'navigation' of 'and includes personal watercraft and recreational craft'.". I submitted this amendment on Committee Stage due to concerns on first reading the Bill about the definition of "vessel". The...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 32: In page 23, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(2) Where a person has a concentration of alcohol in the breath which exceeds the maximum permissible concentration applicable to a person in charge of a motor vehicle, he or she shall be presumed to be under the influence of alcohol to such an extent as to be incapable of properly controlling or operating...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: The nub of the matter will come down to a case where the authorised officer has arrested a person after a serious accident, perhaps one where people have lost their lives. What is the objective test? In the case of a road accident we can establish if a person is over the legal limit but the Minister of State is presiding over a situation where there are no limits. Considering the number of...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I move amendment No. 33: In page 24, between lines 47 and 48, to insert the following: "(2) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that any act consisting of lawful industrial action or lawful conduct in the course of trade union activity by a person on board a vessel shall not constitute an offence under this section or section 31.". This relates to the prohibitions the Minister...