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Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Senator Quinn terrified me.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Amendment No. 23 proposes to delete section 13J(1)(a). Amendment No. 29 which I propose to discuss separately, proposes a new drafting with respect to this provision. Amendments Nos. 24 and 26 reflect the consequential renumbering resulting from the deletion of section 13J(1)(a). Amendment No. 25 is drafted on foot of consultation with the Parliamentary Counsel's office to take account of...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The Bill provides for the implementation of certain provisions in a specified time after the coming into operation of this Part. Amendment No. 29 reflects the fact that not all sections in this Part will be simultaneously commenced and proposes to provide for the staggered commencement of provisions as required. Earlier I indicated that I agreed the Bill should require all ministerial...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: For a safety case evaluation to take place, the framework must be completed and in place in advance. It will take a certain amount of time to put a framework in place, primarily because there will need to be consultations with the various bodies and an examination of international technical aspects. There is a need for certain speed and urgency on the matter. Much work has been done in...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Section 13I(7) sets out that: The Commission shall publish in the prescribed manner— (a) a copy of the safety framework, and (b) where the safety framework has been amended in accordance with subsection (5), a copy of the safety framework as amended. I agree it does have to be published and be publicly available for people to understand the framework within which any safety case is made.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: To express the importance of timeliness that we see in terms of getting this in place.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: That goes back to my other application that the safety case cannot be evaluated in advance of such a framework being completed.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: This amendment, which was also drafted on foot of consultation with the Parliamentary Counsel's office, represents not a policy change but rather an improvement to the clarity of the provision.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Amendment No. 36 deletes the definition of safety case from section 39, as amendment No. 4, which we have already discussed and agreed, proposed to insert this definition in the interpretation section. On amendment No. 37, I agree with the principle underpinning the amendment, which is that the new safety regulatory framework should be transparent in its development and operation. The Bill...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I listened to the Senator's remarks but I do not propose to accept amendment No. 39. Section 13M(5) defines audit for the purposes of the obligation on petroleum undertakings with respect to their internal auditing responsibility only. It is set out for internal auditing responsibility. Consequently, there is no conflict for an internal auditor potentially being employed by a petroleum...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: This is a technical drafting amendment the purpose of which is to clarify references to audit where the term can be applied to either the commission or the petroleum undertaking.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Sections 13N(4) and 13N(5) currently provide for certain circumstances where a petroleum undertaking might revise its safety case without the prior approval of the commission. The original intention was to provide a means by which, in exceptional circumstances, a petroleum undertaking could revise its safety case without prior approval from the commission with a view to meeting the...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: This is similar to amendment No. 41 because it is a technical drafting amendment to provide clarity in terms of the audit reference. The term can be applied to either the commission or the petroleum undertaking.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Amendment No. 48 proposes to delete section 13R(1)(c), which provides for circumstances under which a petroleum undertaking would notify the commission of a revised safety case under section 13N(5). Since amendment No. 43 has proposed the deletion of this provision, section 13R(1)(c) is now unnecessary. Amendments Nos. 46 and 47 are minor drafting amendments consequential on the deletion of...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I note Senator McCarthy has been up late at night again, but I do not propose to accept this amendment as the terms "certificate" and "warrant" are equally valid. There are no additional powers associated with either term. Following consultation with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, it suggested that the term "certificate" is a more current reference.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: No. Our system works in terms of going through a given Bill. It is an iterative process, which is the benefit of being able to go into this House and the Dáil and come back again and make changes as appropriate. That is absolutely right. This section is really the whole Bill. I have always found the legislative process, whether through accepting Opposition or Government amendments, to...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: The purpose of this amendment is to amend section 9 of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to insert a definition for "petroleum undertaking" and to highlight the expansion of the Commission for Energy Regulation's existing functions to include the regulation of petroleum activities with respect to safety.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: These amendments were drafted on foot of consultation with the Parliamentary Counsel's office. They do not represent a policy change regarding these sections but are proposed to clarify the provisions and take account of minor drafting and typographical errors. Amendments Nos. 3 and 7 insert the term "plant" into the definition for "processing petroleum activity" to ensure the complete life...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I will leave the ones I have already mentioned and will come back to amendment No. 6.

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage (4 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I think the Senator is right. I had made a comment on those amendments.