Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 415: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action a person can take regarding the noise pollution from jet skis that are operating off the prom in Clontarf as they are disturbing children at 9.30 pm; and if he will advise on this matter. [22638/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (Noise) Regulations 1994, a local authority or any person may seek an order in the District Court to have noise giving reasonable cause for annoyance abated. The procedures involved have been simplified to allow action to be taken without legal representation. A public information leaflet outlining the legal options available to persons experiencing noise nuisance is available from my Department and on the Department's website, www.environ.ie.

The Maritime Safety Act 2005 includes provisions on the regulation and control of watercraft in the interests of safety and the prevention of nuisance or injury to persons. It is open to any person who feels that noise from a watercraft is causing a serious nuisance to raise the matter with the local authority or harbour authority concerned for consideration having regard to the provisions of the 2005 Act.