Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I recognise the Minister of State is taking this on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton. The response is quite clear nonetheless and my concern is the length of time this may take. There are incidents every summer and we hope none are too serious. There are certainly concerns that jet skiers come too close to swimmers, for example, and others cause a nuisance in some of our harbours.

As the Minister of State said, I want people to be able to use the water and jet skis but they should do it in a way where they are properly trained and do it in appropriate areas. They should be insured and registered. We must look to treating these machines in the same way as we treat cars. I ask the Minister of State to request that this element of legislation and regulations might be expedited as it would be enormously beneficial for harbour communities.We can have all the by-laws we want, but if we cannot enforce them, then there is little point.