Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
404. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the report completed by a person (details supplied) in 2010 into much needed reform of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20675/22]
View answerThe report referred to was not a report about the Marine Casualty Investigation Board or Ireland’s marine casualty investigation structures per se, but rather a report on the possible establishment of a multi-modal investigation body combining the rail, air and marine accident investigation bodies under a single entity.
The focus of the current Merchant Shipping Bill and the next legislative reform proposal is a review of the organisational structures relating to marine casualty investigation alone. The option of a multi-modal body was considered again but is not being pursued as the main focus is to amend the marine casualty investigation structures – consideration of a multi-modal body would be a longer term issue. Possible publication of the report is under consideration by my Department.
