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Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, line 10, after "1968," to insert the following: "SECTION 4 OF THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (GROUND RENTS)(NO. 2) ACT 1978,".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: The substantive amendment is necessary to safeguard leases granted by harbour companies to which the Harbours Act 1996 and the Harbours (Amendment) Act 2000 apply against negation by subleasing arrangements by lessees. Deputy Broughan referred to similar safeguarding provisions in the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act 2005 in respect of SFADCo, IDA and Údarás na Gaeltachta. In...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am pleased the Deputies are in a position to support these amendments. Deputy Broughan asked why the harbour companies were not included when the emergency legislation was introduced by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in regard to IDA, SFADCo and Údarás na Gaeltachta. At that time, not many people were aware of this issue. The contact we have had from Dublin Port...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Such decisions will be made subject to the supervision of the Minister.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: Yes.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, line 12, to delete "ACT 1992" and substitute "ACTS 1894 TO 2000". This amendment is needed to repeal the enactments of the 1934 to 1937 Acts as well as provisions of the 1894, 1947, 1981, 1992 and 2000 Acts.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I am taking this opportunity to increase fines to realistic levels throughout the Bill. I anticipate the introduction of a fines Bill by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform which will overcome the difficulties experienced in the past. Fines will then be index-linked.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: That is correct.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 4: In page 5, line 13, after "1996" to insert the following: ", TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS RELATING TO THE FORESHORE AND TO AQUACULTURE".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 5: In page 5, line 13, after "1996" to insert ", TO REPEAL CERTAIN ENACTMENTS".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 6: In page 5, line 21, to delete "Part 5" and substitute "Parts 5 and 6".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 7: In page 5, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: "(5) The Harbours Acts 1996 and 2000 and section 47 may be cited together as the Harbours Acts 1996 to 2005.". This is a technical amendment which is being inserted for completeness. It provides a new collective citation for the Harbours Acts 1996 to 2000 which apply to the ten harbour companies managing the...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 8: In page 6, line 3, after "Act" to insert "(other than sections 48 and 49 and Part 6)".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 9: In page 6, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: "(2) In this Act a reference to a member of the Garda Síochána or an officer of the Permanent Defence Forces holding commissioned naval rank is a reference to that member or officer while in uniform.".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 10: In page 6, to delete lines 31 and 32 and substitute the following: 3.—Each enactment specified in column (2) of the Schedule to this Act is repealed to the extent specified in column (3) of the Schedule.".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I move amendment No. 10a: In page 7, to delete lines 34 and 35 and substitute the following: "'harbour company' means a company within the meaning of section 2 of the Harbours Act 1996;".

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: All these companies are owned by the State and were established and defined under the 1996 Act.

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: As I promised Deputy Broughan, I gave serious consideration since Committee Stage to the inclusion of "shall" rather than "may" but having considered it I still hold the view it would be a waste of effort and resources to require every authority to make by-laws when some might not need to do so. We are all aware that our colleagues on local authorities in coastal areas or with lakes or rivers...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: I want to make it clear that I said it was not a question of procrastination in terms of the small vessels register. It will not require primary legislation. The Minister of the day will have power under section 20 of the 1992 Act and section 45 of this Bill to introduce ministerial regulations to establish such a register. I will do that as soon as it is practical to do so, bearing in mind...

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Gallagher: There have been no major changes in the aspects of the Bill the local authorities are dealing with, but we had a seminar with local authority officials last year. We keep the county managers and, consequently, the members of the local authorities fully briefed and we will continue to do that. We will work closely with them and I give a personal assurance to the House that the relevant...