Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

Group 2 relates to the subject matter of amendments Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6 and 31 to 33, inclusive, involving changes to the Harbours Act 1996 and the deletion of section 37 and section 38, which are concerned with passenger ship and boat licences.

Group 3 relates to the subject matter of amendments Nos. 4, 7, 10 and 11. These amendments arise out of the transfer of functions from the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources on 1 January 2006.

Group 4 relates to the subject matter of amendment No. 8 and amendment No. 12. These amendments involve the correction of printing errors in section 3 of the Bill by the deletion of the relevant text and the insertion of the phrases "Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001", in amendment No. 8, and "section 4", in amendment No. 12.

Group 5 relates to the subject matter of amendment No. 9 and amendment No. 13, involving the deletion of definitions of functions in light of the provisions of the Interpretation Act 2005.

Group 6 relates to the subject matter of amendment No. 14 and amendment No. 24. Amendment No. 14 involves the deletion of section 5(2) and amendment No. 24 inserts a new section 36 to enable the Minister to introduce regulations under the 1991 Act to give effect to EU instruments relating to issues covered by the MARPOL Convention.