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Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I move amendment No. 12: In page 27, lines 29 to 40, to delete subsection (5). Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I move amendment No. 13: In page 28, subsection (3), line 13, to delete "will be" and substitute "has been". This section deals with the 48-hour period whereby a boat or trawler would be impounded pending a court order for a further time. If there has been malpractice or indiscretion this is not a problem. The section also stipulates that crewmen must be released after 48 hours. I have tabled...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I move amendment No. 14: In page 28, subsection (1)(a), line 20, to delete "instituted" and substitute "instituted,". I may seek clarification on this amendment as it could be redundant.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I move amendment No. 15: In page 28, subsection (1), line 47, to delete "detain the boat further" and substitute "release the boat". With regard to the right of appeal on the further detention of a boat, there is a fear among members of the fishing community that they could be embroiled in a legal logjam. It would be unfair on people working in the Department to use the term...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I move amendment No. 1: In page 11, line 27, after "fish" to insert the following: ", but for the avoidance of doubt does not include a sea-fishing boat". I welcome the Minister to the House and look forward to his views on the amendment. There is some ambiguity here and the reference to a "sea-fishing boat" might clarify the matter.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: That is correct. However, there is ambiguity with regard to the two amendments.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I want them discussed and I would like to hear the Minister's reaction to them. There is a degree of ambiguity on which I would like the Minister to give an opinion.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I move amendment No. 3: In page 15, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following subsection: "(8) The master of an Irish sea-fishing boat may depart from the terms of any notice under subsection (7) where exceptional circumstances (such as force majeure, the safety of the crew or the safety of the vessel) so require.". We are all familiar with the concept of force majeure as it relates to...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I wish to clarify a point for Senator Kenneally. In doing so, I am not saying he is alleging anything or telling me or my colleagues how we think. Fine Gael is not looking for short-cuts or any route other than that of obeying the rules and regulations. We are certainly not looking for loopholes whereby in certain instances a boat owner or fisherman could break the law. That is not the case....

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: In the Acting Chairman's field of health matters, she may find she digresses as well. This is not a single issue rather it concerns minor discretions and the punitive outcomes therefrom concern many fishermen. The Fine Gael Party is not willing or interested in going down the road of letting people off the hook or enabling them to slip through loopholes. I thank the Acting Chairman for her...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I move amendment No. 4: In page 15, subsection (8), line 27, after "the" to insert "seventh". I appreciate the sentiments expressed by the Minister. I will not digress as we are focusing on the same issue, which is discretions. I am a firm believer in listening to the views of the person on the street in respect of every industry. If one was to ask 1,000 people living in coastal areas what...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: Will the Deputy Leader organise a debate on health matters as a matter of urgency? I acknowledge that every Member will have a parochial interest in this regard, similar to myself. How can the Minister for Health and Children justify the provision of only four beds in the accident and emergency ward of Letterkenny General Hospital to service a population of more than 136,000? In addition,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I am inviting her there today.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire inniú. I welcome the Minister to the House. I was unsure whether I was listening to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform or the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources because there were many references to law and reform in the Minister's contribution. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the Sea-Fisheries...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I agree with Senator Ulick Burke's call for a debate on the BMW region. We receive quarterly reports which indicate high levels of poverty, labour market inequities or infrastructural deficits. That is the way it is in the north west and we do not need any more reports to tell us that. The Government should use mechanisms such as the county and city development boards to address what is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: There is a tenuous link between the county development boards and central Government. We do not need Ministers coming along willy-nilly and throwing out the goodies at their discretion. It must go through the local authorities and county development boards. While we have a central Government based on the British model, we should nevertheless strive towards devolved government at a regional...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and acknowledge the personal interest he has taken in this area. He knows what is happening on the ground and is an advocate of action to prevent drug abuse. It would be remiss of us not to refer to what occurred in Dublin last Saturday. On today's Order of Business there were many comments on what might be the underlying causes of last Saturday's...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: I was in national school when the previous government was in power. It was that long ago.

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Joe McHugh: The Senator should stop playing politics and discuss the issue. He is talking of events in 1996 and 1997, more than ten years ago.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: It is now clear that scientific advice from Teagasc on nutrients for grasslands, tillage and other crops was not fully reflected in the legislation brought forward in December 2005. That is why there is an impasse. In the meantime the Teagasc authority and the Minister for Agriculture and Food have asked scientists from Teagasc to review the current standing of that advice. Last Monday a...