Maritime Safety

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 March 2022

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Questions (196)

John Brady

Question:

196. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if the German equivalent of the Marine Survey Office was in breach of European Union maritime safety regulations when it issued ongoing valid sailing permits for a former German beam trawler (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13085/22]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Transport

I have sympathy for the situation in which the owner of the MFV Mary Kate finds himself. However, I wish to advise that any questions regarding European maritime safety regulations and another European Member State would be a matter for the European Commission to consider.