Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The three amendments – Nos. 4, 5 and 10 – are linked. In essence, we are trying to ensure a pyramid system in the approach. This entails an escalated form of enforcement. There are level 2 audit findings and then level 1 audit findings. An advisory letter is followed by a warning letter, the restriction of a licence, the suspension of a licence, the revocation of a licence and criminal sanctions, which would include summary prosecution and prosecution on indictment. What we are trying to do is ensure that the IAA has the tools in its armoury to ensure it can enforce safety regulations, ranging from restricting a licence to taking a prosecution in the courts.