Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity)
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1363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Marine Survey Office inspectors assigned to working in the fishing fleet; and the number of inspections of relevant vessels containing, or suspected of containing, non-EU migrant fishing crew documented or undocumented by the office since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54497/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The Marine Survey office regulates the living and working conditions of all Irish ships and crews and foreign flagged ships and crews in Irish ports which are within the scope of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. It has a team of 22 Surveyors who are responsible for examining and reporting on the condition of vessels, including fishing vessels, from a safety perspective. In 2016, 1387 vessels were licensed/surveyed. In carrying out its regulatory functions, the MSO works closely with the fishing sector to enhance the safety of fishing vessels to the benefit of all those who work on them, regardless of nationality.

Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity)
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1364. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of enforcement actions, civil or criminal, initiated by the Marine Survey Office in respect of violations of regulations in relevant vessels since the atypical scheme for non-EU migrant fishing crew was established. [54500/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Details of all prosecutions by the MSO for 2015 and 2016 are available on my Department's website www.dttas.ie/maritime/english/prosecutions. They are uploaded on a yearly basis. 2017 will be available in January 2018. The prosecutions listed here relate to the role of the MSO as safety regulator for maritime transport in Ireland. Its primary focus in exercising that role is to ensure safe travel at sea. This means ensuring the safety of the vessel itself – from design stage, to launch, to periodic checks, and ensuring seafarers operating those vessels have the right qualifications and training to operate them safely.