Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 80: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress to date in 2005 on his investigation into the recent incident where 13 Latvian workers living in the Drogheda area were stranded on an island by their employer. [35102/05]

Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to the detailed reply I gave to the House yesterday regarding this incident. There are currently two investigations underway in the Department on this matter. One is being undertaken by the maritime safety directorate to determine if the vessel used to transport the people to the island was certified or licensed in compliance with the relevant maritime safety legislation. The second is being undertaken by seafood control division into whether the person gathering or organising the gathering of periwinkles was in full compliance with their responsibilities under relevant food safety legislation. Both investigations are ongoing and, as can be appreciated, I cannot comment further until the reports of the investigations are completed.