Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It would be appropriate and useful to others who may be taking these issues up in the Dáil to clarify where the responsibility for these issues on the continental shelf lie. There is a clear need that there would be jurisdictional or regulatory vindication of this. It is not just the case that we have rights. We also have responsibilities to vindicate international laws and practices. In order to avoid a limbo in this area it might be useful if before we have the Dáil debate, the State would indicate where these kinds of responsibilities lie and how our State intends to engage with those who have that responsibility if we do not have it.