Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1364. Deputy Mick Barry asked 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]
View answerDetails 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.
