Seanad debates
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Committee Stage
11:00 am
Michael McCarthy (Labour)
I move amendment No. 9:
In page 8, line 46, to delete "may," and substitute the following:
"shall, where safety considerations render it appropriate,".
This Bill is merely an enabling measure that leaves it entirely up to the commission to decide whether to designate any petroleum activity. The Bill should be mandatory where safety considerations make it appropriate to apply its provisions.
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