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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Select Committee (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, and his officials to the meeting. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity outside the Houses either by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or engage in speech that might be damaging to the good...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendment No. 1 has been ruled out of order as it is not relevant to the technical provisions of the Bill but I will allow the members to speak on it.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is with regard to amendments Nos. 2 and 3.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: By way of clarification, the committee did carry out pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, but it is important to make that point.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Would the Minister be at the point where it would be the production of the heads of Bill?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Would the Minister lay out the process in terms of time? You have the Clinch report. When do you expect to be in a position to publish it?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: When does the Minister expect that this committee will be in a position, as I expect members would like, to discuss the Clinch report with him, as Minister?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Following on from that, when will the Minister look to bring forward the substantive legislation on changes in structures and so forth? It is within the amendments, I am not casting any opinion here, it is just a process. When does the Minister anticipate he will be bringing it to Cabinet? When does he think this committee will be in a position to do the pre-legislative scrutiny on that?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister wish to continue or will I hand it back?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I felt it was important that we have this discussion.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: If I may, I will put this in context without expressing views of my own. The committee's deliberation on this issue has been about working with the Department and the stakeholders to make it fit for purpose, which I have no doubt is also the Minister's view. Are there benchmarks along the cycle we want to ensure are hit? The Minister has given an overview, but perhaps he might touch on...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, are out of order as they are not relevant to the provisions of the Bill.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister for attending today's engagement with the committee.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Message to Dáil (16 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Transport and Communications has completed its consideration of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021 and has made no amendments thereto.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are commencing our discussion on the all-island strategic rail review. The purpose of the meeting today is to engage with representatives from Iarnród Éireann to discuss the all-island strategic rail review and to inform the committee report on the matter. On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr. Jim Meade, chief executive, Iarnród Éireann; Mr. Peter Muldoon, director...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Meade for his presentation. I wish to mention two matters. Ms Ciara Kilbane, one of the members of our team, who has been with us for some time, is moving on to another committee. I thank her for her great work and wish her well. Hopefully, she will be back to us again. Mr. Meade came to the committee at short notice. He has to leave at 10.30 a.m. He has a legitimate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: This is an all-island review, but it is more like a Clare rail review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: All politics is local.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy Carey for setting a good example. I call Deputy Darren O'Rourke.