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Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: The Minister of State is correct. There are references in other parts of the Bill to different kinds of vessels. My point, however, is that within this section one part categorises passenger steamers into different classes while in another part that takes account of additional requirements for vessels they are no longer passenger steamers but become ships. Subsection (2) states that the...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I have a question on the drafting of section 13(1). I read the section a dozen times today to ensure I got its gist and am still not sure about it. If I am misreading the subsection, I am sure the Minister of State will correct me, but from my reading of it, there appears to be a word missing from it. Section 13(1) reads: The Minister may, in any case where following a survey under the...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: That is fine.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 1: In page 27, subsection (3), between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: "(e) consideration to be taken of local, economical and fleet size,". This amendment is similar to one tabled by my colleagues in the Dáil who asked whether a dispensation would be allowed in the application of the rules, if the vehicle or service in question was so small that complying with...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I accept the Minister's point. When tabling the amendment, my intention was to make a more general point, rather than focusing on chemical tanker rules.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 20(5)(b) provides that if an Irish ship encounters a difficulty and has to be brought to a port in another state, the owner or master of the ship will be compelled to inform the relevant authorities of the position on the ship's certificate of fitness. Should the owner or master of the ship also be obliged to inform the chief surveyor of ships in Ireland, as well as the local...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: Therefore, the owner or master of the ship must report to the authorities in both states.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: This section deals with liquefied gas carriage rules, while a later section deals with the nuclear waste carriage rules. The requirements set out in the section are specific in terms of electrical installations, tank vent systems and so on. However, a phrase not included in the section which is included in other parts of the Bill and other legislation for which the Minister is responsible,...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: That is fair enough. Under section 27(3)(f), the capacity is there for the Minister of the day to consider any other matters he thinks are appropriate in the circumstances, yet the same capacity is not in place in the earlier part of the Bill. I take the Minister's point that the list may be exhaustive, but given that we are continuously learning about how we can deal with matters like...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: This section is about nuclear carriage rules, which is a serious matter. It lays out the different fines for which offenders under the section are liable. The fines are similar to fines in other parts of the Bill, which on summary conviction, represent a fine not exceeding €5,000, or a fine not exceeding €100,000 on conviction on indictment. If we find out that somebody is in breach of...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: The part of the Minister's response that interested me was about the other legislation that could kick in if some terrible incident was to take place. I am trying to figure out whether the consistency of fining is appropriate when we are dealing with something like nuclear carriage rules. A part of the Bill states that if a person does not have a safe manning document available, the fines...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: The section compels the master and owner of a ship to have the safe manning document available. Where will the document be kept? I understand from my reading of the Bill that it will be kept on the vessel. Is there is a provision to ensure a duplicate will be kept by the surveyor of the ship or the Department of Transport?

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: How does one check the document?

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: It would be worth considering. There will be a document on the vessel, but from my reading of the Bill there is no requirement for a duplicate to be stored centrally. Section 60(2) states the Minister may require an applicant to amend a proposal for a safe manning level on a ship. However, if one does not have a copy of the original document, how will one know whether the amendment was made?

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 46(4)(a) makes reference to reporting a matter "to the Chief Surveyor or any other surveyor of ships in the Marine Survey Office, Department of Transport". The section of the Bill dealing with authorised persons does not make reference to a chief surveyor; it revers to a "surveyor of ships", as do various other parts of the Bill. However, earlier sections do refer to a "Chief...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 2: In page 82, before section 87, but in Part 6, to insert the following new section: 87.—(1) A person shall not pilot or attempt to pilot a mechanically propelled vessel while he or she is under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vessel. (2) A person shall not pilot or attempt to pilot a mechanically...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: Are we represented?

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Acting Chairman for his understanding.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Jun 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I am touched by how many colleagues in different political parties have suddenly expressed such an interest in the welfare of ourselves. I thank the Acting Chairman again. He is correct. As I was getting ready for this debate, I thought I have not had legislation to deal with in the past six months and it struck me as either fortunate or unfortunate that today, of all days, this...