I agree with the proposal to put marine safety under the remit of a single body. The people of Donegal should be complimented on how they dealt with the Princess Eva. We were fortunate that as a result of their efforts the 55,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil did not end up on the Donegal coastline. The Prestige incident demonstrates the importance of this and what can go wrong. Fortunately, the same thing did not happen with the Princess Eva. When we discussed the Oil Pollution (Civil Liability and Compensation) (Amendment) Bill I suggested that we should have a suitable type of tug vessel available. I am interested that the Minister is entering discussions with the UK to consider, given the expenditure involved, whether it is possible for both Governments to acquire a vessel to deal with the eventuality of a ship breaking up and threatening our shoreline. The new research vessel could act as a holding mechanism for a ship but it would not have the towing capacity. If we had a vessel in place to prepare for and deal with pollution at sea incidents, the jigsaw of an effective marine safety mechanism would be complete.