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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Crowe has three and a half minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will allow Mr. McCarthy one minute to respond as succinctly as possible on the question of codification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am sorry to interrupt but we must move on. I will try to bring Mr. McCarthy back in at the end when members have asked their questions. Deputy Lowry is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apart from the independence of the board, and the number of members has now gone down to three, did the European Court of Justice make any other ruling in July?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was the hearing of the European Court of Justice on foot of a request or complaint by you, or how did it arise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: How would it have arisen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: How did this case arise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: How would it have arisen? You are an expert in the area. How would the European Court of Justice have held a hearing on this aspect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will ask just a few quick questions. First, is there a blueprint in another country for what Mr. Kingston is proposing? Second, we ask that he and Mr. McCarthy send us a succinct one-page outline of what is required and what should be in the legislation. They are the two key aspects. Finally, in the context of the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union being abided by and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: A very brief summation or submission would be good for us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Where is the precedent for this being done? What is the blueprint Mr. Kingston is looking at? What other country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask that the witnesses make that submission to us on foot of all our hearings today. We thank Mr. Kingston and his colleague, Mr. McCarthy, for attending and engaging with the committee. Due to Covid limitations, we will now suspend for a few minutes to allow for the technical set-up for our next session with the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. We hope Mr. Kingston and Mr. McCarthy will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of our second session is to continue our pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the merchant shipping (investigation of marine casualties) (amendment) Bill 2020. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his officials. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: My thanks to the Minister for being succinct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: A summation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. I call Senator Buttimer, who has four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. We will forward on all the up-to-date submissions we have got from Mr. Kingston and his colleague, Mr. McCarthy, to the Minister and the Department. I expect he will respond to them as quickly as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Matthews is next. He has four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Deputy Matthews have any further questions or comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have a few questions myself. Mr. Kingston appeared before us earlier today and I must say that he was a knowledgeable and compelling witness. He is an expert in the area and obviously also has a personal interest, given the effect of the Whiddy Island accident on his family. His knowledge of the issues was absolutely on point. There appears to be a general acceptance that there is a...