Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1363. Deputy Mick Barry asked 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]
View answerThe 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.
