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Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Deputy Gilmore is trying to make a political football out of everything.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: He should have a little courage and stop the soundbites.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I have a big file with the answers here.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: Without looking for answers to illegitimate questions.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: This is the kind of nonsense for which the parties opposite wanted to come back on Tuesday. It is a waste of time.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is making up his own answers.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy should write to the Clerk of the Seanad.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: How are you, Michael?

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: He wants to go home to start his weekend early.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is abusing his rights.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: It is covered under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: There will be powers for the Garda

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: It cannot break the law.

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: The Deputy is correct that I undertook on Committee Stage to examine this to see if there was a means of doing what he wanted. I do not disagree with the principle. I examined this carefully but all the advice is that it would be difficult to implement in this type of legislation for a range of reasons, particularly the difficulty in establishing the turnover of the company, the skills sets...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: No. The current legal provision is designed to be as flexible as possible and to cover all means of telecommunications, including all means of radio transmission. It is more helpful that the definition is so broad than trying to define every piece of equipment that might be useful in this area. The current definition is a benefit to the legislation, not a problem. The Deputy referred to a...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: A general point in this regard is that the opportunity was taken to update fines in the Bill across a range of sections in the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1952, to which the Deputy referred. The advice I have received is that the fines on summary conviction have to be fair, reasonable and proportionate. On Committee Stage I indicated that account was taken of the relative...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 15: In page 15, to delete lines 5 to 17 and substitute the following: "(a) in the case of a passenger steamer, the owner or master of the steamer, without prejudice to any other remedy or penalty under the Merchant Shipping Acts commits an offence and is liable— (i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €5,000, or (ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I move amendment No. 31: In page 23, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: I want to clarify the points raised by Deputy Broughan, who has genuine concerns. The reason all countries must be responsible for their own vessels is that we do not have the facilities to examine all the fleets around the world. I accept the point of the Deputy that some flags are somewhat dubious but the legislation is as set out because we do not have the manpower or other facilities to...

Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2010)

Noel Dempsey: It is fundamental, and once the rule is there that it has to be "double hull", this has to be applied. There is no question of it not applying or people being able to get away with it because it is not in the law. It will be in the regulation, which as the Deputy appreciates, is secondary legislation. I just wanted to clarify those two points.