Written Answers. - Directives Implementation.
Ruairí Quinn
Question:
206
Mr. Quinn
asked the
Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources
the EC, ECSC or EURATOM directives wholly or partly under the auspices of his Department that are not fully implemented; the subject, date and reference number of each; the date on which implementation is or was due; the proposed mode of implementation, that is, a Bill or a statutory instrument; when it is proposed to implement the directive in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[1063/98]
Ruairí Quinn
Question:
208
Mr. Quinn
asked the
Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources
the proposed statutory instruments being prepared in or under the auspices of his Department; the proposed effect of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[1093/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 208 together.
The European Directives under the auspices of my Department that are not yet fully implemented are set out in the following table (A).
Table A
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Directive Number
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Subject Matter
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Deadline for implementation
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Implementation
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94/22
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Conditions for granting and using authorisations for prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons.
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1 July, 1995
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Will be implemented by means of statutory instrument by end of March 1998.
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94/25
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Recreational craft
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16 June, 1996
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Will be implemented by statutory instrument before the end of February, 1998.
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94/57
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Rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisation
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31 December, 1995
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Will be implemented by statutory instrument; drafting now well advanced.
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95/21
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Port state control
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30 June, 1996.
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Expected to be implemented by statutory instrument before 1 March 1998.
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95/70
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Measures for the control of certain diseases affecting bivalve molluscs.
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1 June, 1997
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Will be implemented by statutory instrument in early 1998.
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95/71
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Amends Directive 91/493 on health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products.
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1 July, 1997.
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Need for legislative action being considered, as existing regulations may be sufficient. Any necessary action will be in the form of regulations.
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96/40
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Common model for identity card for inspectors carrying out port state control
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1 February, 1997.
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Will be implemented by statutory instrument before 1 March 1998.
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96/98
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Concerning safety of marine equipment
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30 June, 1998.
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Directive is expected to be implementyed by statutory instrument before the deadline.
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97/34
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Amending Directive 93/75 on minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving community ports and carrying dangerous or polluting goods
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30 September, 1997.
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Will shortly be implemented by statutory instrument.
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97/58
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Amendment to Directive 94/57
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30 September, 1998.
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Directive is expected to be implemented by statutory instrument, before the deadline.
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97/61
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Amending the annex to Directive 91/492 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs
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To be ascertained
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Need for legislative action is being considered. Existing regulations may be sufficient.
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Statutory instruments are also being prepared in my Department to give effect to national and international merchant shipping law, as set out in the following table (B).
Table B
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Proposed Statutory Instruments
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Proposed effect
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Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction and Survey) Rules (Amendment) Rules, 1998.
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Amending current Irish law to implement the 1989 to 1997 amendments to the International Safety of Life at Sea Convention, SOLAS, 1974.
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Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Rules, (Amendment) Rules, 1998.
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Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances) Rules, (Amendment) Rules, 1998.
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Merchant Shipping (Passenger Ship Construction and Survey) Rules (Amendment) Rules, 1998.
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Merchant Shipping (Radio) Rules (Amendment) Rules, 1998.
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Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) (Countries of Acceptances) Order, 1998.
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Declares that the Governments of the State specified in the order have accepted the International Convention on Salvage, 1989.
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Merchant Shipping (Fees) Order, 1998.
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Implementing an increase in the statutory fees charged by the Marine Survey Office of this Department.
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Merchant Shipping (Sea Angling Passenger Boat) Regulations, 1998.
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New regulations to address the safety problems arising from the use of small vessels carrying sea anglers.
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Merchant Shipping (Passenger Boats) Regulations, 1998.
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New regulations to improve the safety of all passenger boats carrying 12 persons or less.
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Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ship Survivability) Rules, 1998.
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Implements in national law the agreement concerning specific stability requirements for roll-on/roll-off passenger ships undertaking regular scheduled international voyages between or to or from designated ports in north west Europe and the Baltic Sea, concluded at Stockholm on 27/28 February, 1996.
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Merchant Shipping European Communities (Safety Management of roll-on/roll-off Passenger Ferries) Regulations, 1998.
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Updates Irish legislation to provide the necessary powers in order to implement EC Council Regulation No. 3051/95 of 8 December, 1995 on the safety management of roll-on/roll- off passenger ferries.
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Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations
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To give effect to the Convention on Standards of Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 1995.
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Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations
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Merchant Shipping (Disqualification of Holder of Seaman's Certificates) Regulations
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Amendment of Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Rules, 1968 (S.I. No. 205 of 1968)
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To take account of the 1988 protocol relating to the International Convention on Load Lines.
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Within the sea fisheries sector, certain individual fisheries are regulated by statutory instruments under the Fisheries Acts, 1959-94. These statutory instruments are routinely made on a monthly or bi-monthly basis to take account of fishing patterns and available quotas. Such instruments will continue to be made in this context.
It is anticipated that a Fisheries (Common Fisheries Policy) (Control) Order will be made fairly shortly. The order will,inter alia, consolidate all secondary legislation relating to the provisions of the EU Control Regulation (Reg 2847/93 and amendments) and the provisions of the Logbook Regulation (Reg 2807/83 and amendments).
In relation to aquaculture, statutory instruments are being prepared to give effect to the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997. Three commencement orders in respect of application, fees and appeal regulations are proposed in addition to the aquaculture regulations, relating to the management and operation of aquaculture.
With regard to fishing vessel safety, it is proposed to introduce comprehensive safety regulations for fishing vessels on foot of recommendations of the fishing vessel safety review group. The proposed statutory instruments will cover fishing vessels, radiocommunications equipment, safety training and manning. The proposed effect of these regulations is to: set down specific requirements for fishing vessels in relation to,inter alia, construction and stability, machinery, electrical equipment, fire protection, fire fighting appliances and life saving appliances, and to introduce a strict enforcement regime through regular structural surveys and equipment inspections; set down the marine radiocommunications and ancillary equipment required to be carried on board fishing vessels and to provide for regular surveys of same, in order to improve the safety of vessels and their crews by ensuring a rapid search and rescue response to vessels in distress; provide for mandatory basic safety training for fishing vessel crews with a view to protecting fishermen's lives in the event of an accident at sea; and introduce new manning requirements to raise skill levels on fishing vessels.
