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Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 7: In page 7, line 37, after “decision” to insert “within 90 days”.This is an issue relating to the wording "as soon as may be after it is made". My concern is that the other issues in the Department take over. The Minister said it is already in place but I believe that deadlines are important because one knows whether one meets the...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for the reply. We will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 11: In page 8, line 5, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.I know I will be relying on the Minister's word on this one. We are all conscious of the words "may" and "shall" inserted in Bills. The Bill refers to the requirement on the Department regarding the procedure to be followed in investigating complaints, the requirements to be...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: It is a drafting issue. The intention is "shall" and "may" allows for cover for the Department if it is not done. If no regulations are put in place anybody in the press can say the Department is not obliged to do it, which it is not under the legislation. Our job here is not about the Minister or the officials but the process. According to the process if a Department under legislation...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 1: In page 8, between lines 40 and 41, to insert the following:"(3) The Minister shall issue a clear definition on what constitutes 'as low as is reasonably practicable'.".This is an issue we raised on Second Stage. Section 3 provides that the Commission for Energy Regulation, CER, has a responsibility to ensure the risk of accidents offshore as a consequence of the...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I suspect even the Minister of State is not happy with the response that was drafted for him. He indicated there is no definition of ALARP but went on to refer to the guidance document that was drawn up. The guidelines in this matter do not have any statutory backup. In other words, petroleum developers can follow the guidelines if they like, but they do not have to do so.They are there...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 5: In page 16, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:“(c) the requirement for any operator, who is granted an exploration licence or petroleum prospecting licence by the Minister, to put a bond in place, so that in the event of the decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure, the licensee not dismantling the infrastructure within 2 years of extraction...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: The reason I raised the issue is because decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure is mentioned in the legislation. The Minister of State said that the guarantee is given by a parent company. The problem with companies is that they can become insolvent. The reason we put in place the requirement for a bond in respect of the construction of housing estates is to ensure a third party...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 6: In page 22, line 32, to delete "not exceeding €3,000,000".This is a simple amendment which deals with an issue we discussed previously.I do not know why we would limit a fine for non-compliance associated with oil and gas extraction to €3 million, which I am not saying is an insignificant sum. If the cost of any related issue, such as clean-up, is...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 9: In page 27, line 15, to delete "and no later than 24 hours" and substitute "within 180 minutes".The amendment relates to what seems like an inordinate delay in the time allowed for the commission to be informed about any immediate danger or risk to human health in relation to a petroleum incident. The Bill provides for a timeframe of "no later than 24 hours". As I...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. I would like to know what other European countries have done in this regard, because the provision was for 24 hours. Did all of the other member states provide for the maximum allowed time? Twenty-four hours is merely an arbitrary figure.There is a phenomenon in management known as the anchoring trap. If a figure of 24 hours is provided for...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I am pressing the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Did you get any news since yesterday, Chairman, on the request for the committee to go to Egypt?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Is there something in the correspondence about-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Was it from the Egyptians?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Was there any update?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I support Deputy Quinn. I am sitting here listening to a man who basically denigrated everybody sitting in this committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: An interesting document entitled "How the State Should Approach the Issue of Torture" came from a civil servant in the then Department of Foreign Affairs in 1974, in which he suggested it should be to support proposals on humanitarian grounds where they do not create serious problems or are not impractical. In some instances, such as the case of Ibrahim Halawa, some NGOs have been asked not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I am just asking for the opinion-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Amnesty International Annual Report 2014 (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Pardon?