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- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I will. I welcome the Deputy's support and that he may not press this issue. It is not common in other jurisdictions to have consultation on the safety case. I am extremely worried about this point, as I believe are all other Members given that worry was certainly reflected during the Committee Stage discussions - I was very happy about that. The unconscionable delays associated with the...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 11, to delete lines 10 to 12 and substitute the following: "(v) the Irish Aviation Authority, and (vi) such other persons as may be prescribed by order by the Minister.". There was some debate on Committee Stage about the bodies that should be specified for the purposes of the various safety framework consultation processes that are required under this Bill....
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I did not make that decision - it was made by the Bills Office.
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I am not blaming the Bills Office.
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: The bodies to be consulted during the designation of petroleum activities and the establishment of the safety framework and guidelines are specified for two reasons. First, such specification will ensure that any potential for regulatory overlap is kept to a minimum. Second, it is important to draw on any specific experience or expertise an individual body might have. A local authority...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 11, to delete lines 39 to 43 and substitute the following: "13G.âThe principal objective of the Commission in exercising its functions under this Part is to protect the public by fostering and encouraging safety as respects the carrying on of designated petroleum activities.". Amendments Nos. 7 and 8 have been tabled for reasons of clarity. I am anxious that...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 11, line 46, to delete "object" and substitute "objectives".
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 9: In page 12, line 7, after "safety," to insert the following: "which may include specifying standards and codes of practice referred to in section 13L(3),". This amendment has also been tabled for reasons of clarity in the context of the expanded public consultation process for establishing the safety framework. It provides that the codes of practice and technical...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 10: In page 12, line 15, to delete "and". On Committee Stage I accepted an amendment from Deputy Coveney to confer a new function on the Commission for Energy Regulation to provide safety information to the public when appropriate. The insertion of this new provision necessitated these consequential technical drafting amendments.
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 12, line 16, after "permits," to insert "and".
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 12: In page 12, to delete lines 22 to 26 and substitute the following: "(a) such functions with respect to the safety of petroleum activities as may be performed by the persons specified in paragraph (c),". Similar to previous amendments discussed earlier and arising from the Committee Stage discussion on the appropriate bodies to be consulted, these amendments are to...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 12, to delete lines 38 and 39 and substitute the following: "(c) The following are the persons to whom paragraphs (a) and (b) apply:".
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 14: In page 12, to delete line 47 and in page 13, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following: "(v) the Irish Aviation Authority, and (vi) such other persons as may be prescribed by order by the Minister.".
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 16: In page 13, to delete lines 3 to 10 and substitute the following: "13I.â(1) In exercising its function under section 13H(2)(a), the Commission shall, subject to subsection (5) and after consultation with such of the persons specified in subsection (2) as the Commission considers appropriate, establish and implement a risk-based petroleum safety framework (in this...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 18: In page 13, to delete lines 11 to 13 and substitute the following: "(2) The following are the persons specified for the purposes of subsection (1):".
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 14, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(5) (a) The Commission shall not establish or implement a safety framework until after a public consultation process has taken place in respect of the safety framework. (b) In paragraph (a) 'public consultation process' means an invitation by the Commission to the public for submissions, within a specified...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 20: In page 14, line 31, to delete "(5) The Commission" and substitute "(6) The Commission".
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 21: In page 14, line 34, to delete "(6) The Commission" and substitute "(7) The Commission".
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 22: In page 14, line 37, to delete "(7) The Commission" and substitute "(8) The Commission".
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)
Conor Lenihan: I move amendment No. 23: In page 14, line 43, to delete "subsection (5)" and substitute "subsection (7)".