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Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: My concern is less about incorporating the convention and more about ensuring there is an effective domestic enforcement mechanism where a judgment is obtained in respect of, for instance, unpaid wages, personal injuries or loss of life. I look forward to discussing the matter further with the Minister in advance of Report Stage.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: No, but I would like to ensure there is a very simple mechanism in place to deal with such matters rather than having to go through the courts system. I have no doubt that the current system works, but some of the mechanisms relating to maritime law are very complex and it is very expensive to have such matters dealt with in the High Court. It seems to be a very cumbersome procedure for...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I absolutely agree. My concern is to ensure that once a judgment of a court has been obtained, certain protections will apply. I am not proposing that it should be for the register of ships to decide whether the law has been broken. I am proposing that once one a judgment issues, certain protections should come into play to ensure the enforcement of the judgment. That is my concern.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I accept that. When a person obtains a judgment, he or she has it. I would prefer, however, if it was automatic that a person could enter a judgment in the registry. In that way it would be automatic that the boat could not be de-registered before the judgment was satisfied. It is cumbersome and very expensive to go to the High Court. While it is good that the provision is in place, I...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I realise I have not made myself clear enough. I have no problem with having the capacity in legislation to provide that elements of the register will not be public. The reasons the Minister has outlined are entirely sensible. However, I am keen to see outlined in legislation the general principle that much of it shall be public because that much is not entirely clear, although it is...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I wish to discuss the possibility of other amendments. Logically, they would go between sections 30 and 31, but I can discuss it at the end of this debate because it is not an amendment to any of the existing sections.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I can raise it at the end of the debate, if you prefer. It refers to the registration of ships generally. On Second Stage, I raised the issue of being able to register maritime liens and particularly liens for judgments which have not been satisfied. I am referring, for example, to the following: judgments for claims for wages and sums due to the master's officers and other members of the...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I welcome that. I am not necessarily advocating that Ireland accede to the convention at this stage but that some provision be included in the Bill whereby if there is a judgment for non-payment of wages or for any of the issues I mentioned, it could be registered as a lien on the register and that the register be public. It is important that people be able to see what judgments are...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: Not all aspects of it will be public, but in general it will be public. It would be useful for the Minister to state the general principle that it will be publicly available, although parts of it will not be publicly available, and that people can register judgments. My particular concern would be non-payment of wages. To the best of my knowledge we do not have outstanding cases on this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Border Control (23 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the consideration given to Irish participation in Operation Triton, the EU replacement for Mare Nostrum, conducted by the Italian Navy and coast guard in co-ordination with Frontex; Ireland's contribution to the operation, which begins on 1 November 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40808/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on amending the residency clause of the free fees initiative which would allow domiciliation here; the number of applicants this would affect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40667/14]

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, on the measures he has outlined, in particular those regarding forestry and horticulture. They are vital to our continued economic recovery. It is important not to spend money providing incentives for organic produce while continuing to introduce regulations which make it more difficult to produce the product. I think in particular of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (15 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the purpose served by the three year requirement in the definition of re-entry, for the purposes of the student grant scheme 2014 in SI No. 20 of 2014 as a mature student entering an approved course following a break in studies of at least three years, having previously attended an approved course, in view of the fact that in the year of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (15 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the three year requirement in the definition of re-entry, for the purposes of the student grant scheme 2014 in SI No. 201 of 2014 as a mature student entering an approved course following a break in studies of at least three years, having previously attended an approved course, acts as an incentive to prolong absence from higher education...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (15 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: 149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision will be made on whether Leader funds which have been allocated to projects in County Clare which will not proceed will be reallocated by the Clare local development company to other projects which met the criteria for funding but missed out due to lack of funds; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Authority Reports (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: 103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the raw milk study, which was carried out by his Department in conjunction with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in 2013. [39202/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (14 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: 104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department expended on testing a food producer (details supplied) in County Clare in 2013. [39203/14]

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: I am due to speak.

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: Yes, a Chathaoirligh.

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)

Michael McNamara: Both of us might wish to join.