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

Michael McCarthy: I was only three years of age then.

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

Michael McCarthy: On a point of order, it is my understanding that these are grouped with the first group of amendments and that because amendment No. 2 has been agreed, that these cannot be moved as a result.

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

Michael McCarthy: The previous ruling was that in cases where there were groups of amendments, subsequent amendments could not be moved because the principal ones were agreed. I may be incorrect.

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

Michael McCarthy: Yes, but amendments Nos. 33 and 34 are the same. I do not wish to be pedantic.

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

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 50: In page 22, line 48, to delete "certificate" and substitute "warrant". The use of "warrant of appointment" of an authorised officer is a well-established and understood legal term. We see no rationale to replace it with the new concept of a "certificate of appointment" at this stage.

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

Michael McCarthy: In view of my very obvious sleeping disorder, I withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Michael McCarthy: Nero fiddles while Rome burns.

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

Michael McCarthy: He may have but he should not have done so.

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

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 6: In page 7, line 46, to delete "sub sea" and substitute "sub-sea". The Minister has commented on this amendment. It is a drafting amendment. There is no such word as "sub". It is a prefix and therefore should be followed by a hyphen. I discovered this when reading through the Bill between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. the other night. If this amendment were to be accepted,...

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

Michael McCarthy: Following that I will look forward to a good night's sleep and worry no longer.

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

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 9: In page 8, line 46, to delete "may," and substitute the following: "shall, where safety considerations render it appropriate,". This Bill is merely an enabling measure that leaves it entirely up to the commission to decide whether to designate any petroleum activity. The Bill should be mandatory where safety considerations make it appropriate to apply its provisions.

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

Michael McCarthy: As the Minister is aware, the Maritime Safety Directorate is a unit of the Department of Transport and has no existence in law. The Minister for Transport is the legal entity who should be referred to in the legislation.

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

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 15: In page 10, line 18, to delete "of the Commission" and substitute the following: "to be achieved by the Commission in exercising its functions under this Part". It is incorrect to say the objective of the commission is set out in section 13G because it has other objectives set out in the 1999 Act. Instead, safety matters set out in section 13G are the objectives to...

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

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 16: In page 10, line 26, after "functions" to insert "under this Part".

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

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 19: In page 10, line 38, to delete "section," and substitute "Part,".

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Michael McCarthy: Permanent TSB has raised its interest rate by 0.5% and it is certain other lenders will follow in the coming days, weeks and months. The European Central Bank is meeting as we discuss the issue in the House. By lunchtime it is expected to report that it will permit the current ECB rate of 1% to remain unchanged. Given the culture of home ownership in this country and that the ESRI has...

Seanad: Water and Roads Infrastructure: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

Michael McCarthy: Senator Ó Brolcháin, without interruption.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. ` (27 Jan 2010)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 19: In page 11, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following new subsection: "(2) Where a premium rate service provider contravenes subsection (1), the Commission shall establish a speedy mechanism to ensure redress for the consumer.". Protection of the consumer is at the heart of these amendments. Bearing in mind Senator Walsh's worthwhile contribution, it is...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (27 Jan 2010)

Michael McCarthy: I move amendment No. 1: In page 8, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: "(2) It shall be a condition of a licence under section 6 that— (a) the premium rate service provider shall ensure that any service of an ongoing nature may be readily terminated by the user at any time, and in the case of a service provided by SMS, the user may terminate the service at any time by sending...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (27 Jan 2010)

Michael McCarthy: I will withdraw the amendment. I wish to refer to some aspects of the Minister's contribution. He said he cannot agree to the amendments in this legislative form. There is no other arena in which I will be successful in getting the amendment across. I recognise what the Minister has said. The spirit is there and it is about protecting the consumer. I acknowledge that he agrees with the...