Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2025-04-08
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Seán Canney (IND), Galway East

The purpose of Part 5 is to provide for the power of regulation of offshore service vessels. We are obliged, as part of the SOLAS Convention, to implement its provisions, including the new Chapter XV and its code for the safe carriage of industrial personnel. If and when the primary legislation is in place, work can commence on drafting the rules under this section to allow us to meet these obligations. However, we will provide rules not only for these vessels that fall within the scope of the SOLAS Convention but also for a broader range of vessels, including small vessels operating on domestic voyages to and from wind farms off the Irish coast. This is why we need to keep "may".

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Sitting date: 2025-04-08