The Whiddy Island disaster in 1979 should have focused minds. As it happens, the Minister had draft legislation from the Róisín Lacey report all those years ago. The Whiddy Island disaster happened 42 years ago.
The only thing the Minister might be able to do, seeing as he is not going to put the legislation right, is to talk to the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste and perhaps consider apologising to the families affected by the Whiddy Island tragedy. I had family who died that night in the Whiddy Island disaster. It is important tonight that we remember all the families of those who died in the Whiddy Island disaster, which I remember, and in every disaster since when people have lost their lives at sea.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Jack Chambers and Brendan Griffin; Níl, Deputies Mattie McGrath and Darren O'Rourke.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Carried | 73–61 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 73–61 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 73–61 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 73–61 |
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