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Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: It would depend on the size of the incident. It could be half a mile or 500 ms. It is to stop other vessels coming in during an emergency or an incident. Amendment agreed to. Section 33 deleted. SECTION 34.

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: Section 34, as published, includes a provision to insert a definition of convention in the 1991 Act. It is considered more appropriate to insert this definition in the 1999 Act. The provision is accordingly being deleted from section 34 and included instead as part of section 35. Amendment agreed to. Section 34, as amended, agreed to. SECTION 35. Government amendment No. 25: In page 25,...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: This is a drafting amendment recommended by the Parliamentary Counsel's office to improve the text.

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: It is the punctuation.

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: Amendment No. 29 is a drafting amendment recommended by the Parliamentary Counsel's office to improve the text. Amendment agreed to.

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: I understand Senator Daly's concerns. Earlier this year the Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill was passed and it will deal with this issue. Port authorities, under an SI annex approved by Europe, have been asked to prepare plans on how to deal with garbage and waste. Those plans will be notifiable to Brussels. Action is being taken to deal with these issues through the Dumping at Sea (Amendment)...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: Living in the nicest coastal county, County Wexford, I am well aware of the difficulties—

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: —that Senator Daly is raising. We hope the Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2000, and other legislation and annexes that have been passed in recent times, will deal with this matter. Obviously it will be a matter for enforcement eventually, but hopefully the legislation that has been passed through this House and Dáil Éireann will deal quite effectively with the issues raised by Senator...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: I thank the Senator for her amendment but the advice available to the Department is that the proposed amendment is unnecessary and we are not proposing to accept it. The amendment is considered unnecessary as the plural "vessels", covers both the singular and plural form. The purpose is to ensure that where an individual holds a licence for more than one vessel and has been found guilty of an...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: Amendment No. 32 corrects printing errors.

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: They are the maximum allowed by the jurisdiction of the courts.

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: In response to Senator Daly, there are prison terms in existing legislation which we are not amending.

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (12 Nov 2003)

John Browne: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Senators for their contributions on the last day we were here and today. Their input into the Bill has been welcome. I also thank the officials who dealt with 38 sections. It is a very important Bill and I know the officials spent quite a lot of time on it. I thank all involved.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Derrybrien Wind Farm. (6 Nov 2003)

John Browne: I thank Senator Ulick Burke and Senator Kitt for raising this issue. The development of a windfarm at Derrybrien by a subsidiary company of the ESB is a day to day operational matter for the company and not one in which the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Dermot Ahern, has a function. However, as regards the question of compliance with planning permission,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Derrybrien Wind Farm. (6 Nov 2003)

John Browne: I am aware that the company has admitted that the first landslide was not reported. I am not aware of any inducements, other than what I hear or read about in the media and I am not aware of any official inducements being offered. I am sure that can be looked into, given all the investigations that are being carried out at the moment. The Seanad adjourned at 1.35 p.m. until 2.30p.m. on...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (23 Oct 2003)

John Browne: I am pleased that this important Bill has been introduced in the Seanad. I welcome the opportunity to address the House on it and I look forward to hearing Senators' contributions. The Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003 is, as its title indicates, a wide-ranging Bill relating to aspects of the marine environment. It updates our legislation on the protection of the marine...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (23 Oct 2003)

John Browne: I thank the Senators for their thoughts and constructive contributions on this Bill. While Senator Kenneally talked about confusion, I do not think it is easy to confuse a Waterford Senator. He has a good grasp of the problems of the sea and the coastline. Senator Finucane raised the issues of TBTs. The convention will take effect and apply internationally once 25% is achieved. After the...

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (23 Oct 2003)

John Browne: The chairman of BIM, Hugh Byrne, is also a Wexford man.

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (23 Oct 2003)

John Browne: There is nothing wrong with looking at how we market our products. I know BIM has met with the Minister and Members from all sides of the House have made representations on the issue. It is under discussion and I will keep the Senator informed as the debate evolves. Senator Finucane also raised the single-hull ban. The regulation has been in force in the EU since 21 October 2003. EU member...

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Cancer Services. (23 Oct 2003)

John Browne: I thank the Senators for raising these matters on the Adjournment and I apologise for the absence of the Minister. This gives me an opportunity to set out his position on the future development of radiation oncology services nationally. As the Senators will be aware, the Minister for Health and Children recently launched the Report on the Development of Radiation Oncology Services. This...