David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

This is the printed Order Paper for the day. There is not a whisper of it. It only came through at 10 o'clock. The Bill is welcome. This is a response to the Deepwater Horizon environmental tragedy that took place in the Gulf of Mexico. When dealing with people such as Shell Oil one certainly needs to be up to date in terms of safety provisions as it will skimp on every single thing. It has been involved in accidents of various kinds all over the world so we need to monitor it. The Irish Government should be doing so and not at the behest of the European Commission. We should be monitoring the operation of this company so I am very happy to second Senator Ó Clochartaigh's amendment.