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Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Wicklow Port Company operates under the Harbours Acts 1996 and 2000. Under the Acts, the primary function of the company is the management, control, operation and development of its harbour ensuring that its revenue is sufficient to meet its expenditure. The ports policy statement, published in January 2005, sets out Government policy on plans for the development of ports and harbours. It is...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Department received an application from Clonakilty Town Council for a foreshore lease for the construction of a tidal barrage at Clonakilty. Following a technical examination of the application by the Department, the town council was asked to consider revising the operating conditions applying to the barrage, with a view to ensuring its optimal effectiveness. Proposed revised conditions...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As I indicated in my reply to Questions Nos. 559, 560, 561 and 562 of 28 September 2005, certain issues arose concerning Dublin Port Company's title to the area in which it is proposed to carry out the reclamation. These matters have been the subject of detailed correspondence between the State's legal services and the company's legal advisors, and it is anticipated that they will be brought...

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: It was sent to the Department of Finance within days.

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: We reintroduced it and we are waiting for feedback from Europe.

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The Deputy should read my contribution.

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Yes.

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The company knew it was being reintroduced.

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: It has been there for months.

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "—notes that Ireland has in place a full body of employment rights legislation which covers the workplace relationships between employers and employees; —notes there is no question of employment rights being in free-fall as they have a sound legislative foundation, active compliance systems...

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: At the time the proposal was being considered, Ireland was concerned about the economics of providing ferry services for peripheral Community regions, such as Ireland, particularly at off-peak seasons. We were also concerned that the Commission's proposals excluded non-ferry vessels in direct competition with ferries, since freight traffic is now becoming of more importance to jumbo ferry...

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The competitiveness of our maritime sector has implications for employment in all sectors of the economy. Ireland has benefited, for instance, from the introduction of cutting-edge ferry technology on our principal Irish Sea route to the UK. The HSS fast ferry operated by Stena Line and the MV Ulysses operated by Irish Ferries, give Irish businesses access to the latest maritime technology. I...

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: There were 150. I was there at the time but I had no control over that. It was not a matter for me to decide whether the jobs were redundant rather than the people being made redundant. I do not support such a thing.

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: : I refer the Deputy to my reply given to Parliamentary Question No. 325 on Tuesday, 4 October in respect of inaccurate reports about a particular parasite affecting salmon stocks. I am advised by the Marine Institute that in early September anglers had noticed that some salmon caught on the River Blackwater were infected with a parasite. Samples were analysed and the parasite was identified...

Written Answers — EU Competency Certificates: EU Competency Certificates (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: : The number of certificates of equivalent competency issued between the years 2001 and 2005 to date is as shown in the following tables. These certificates are issued in compliance with the requirements of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, STCW, which came into effect in 2001. Prior to 2001 there was no mechanism in place...

Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The safety review is now under way. It will be comprehensive and will be carried out independently by recognised experts. The public consultation will take place next week on 12 and 13 October, when there will be an opportunity for all interested parties to participate. Hopefully, it will not be long before the Minister will be in a position to appoint a mediator in this matter. I have...

Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: There is provision for spur lines in the legislation. That will be a matter for Bord Gáis and there might well be a question of subsidy. While there is provision for the lines, that does not necessarily mean they will happen.

Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I welcome the opportunity to address the Seanad on this matter, which has seen significant developments in the past week.

Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I presume so; that is the intention. I will have to keep a close eye against delivery or, alternatively, wait until the copies arrive.

Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Senators will be aware that both sides in the dispute responded positively to the indication by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, on Thursday last that the Government would appoint a mediator, provided both sides were willing to respond positively. The injunction has been lifted, and as Senators know, the five Rossport men have been released....