Talks Resume to Avert Sea Fishery Officer Industrial Action
15th March 2021
As the
Times Irish edition reports today, the WRC discussions had been convened after SFPA staff voted “overwhelmingly” late last month for industrial action in a disagreement over consultation on management changes to the State body.
It is understood the discussions fell apart over an SFPA management decision to continue with organisational changes recommended in a consultancy review.
The Price Waterhouse Coopers (Pwc) review of the SFPA finalised last year found that the authority was “not working effectively” and that it required “urgent attention”.
The SFPA monitors and enforces sea-fisheries and seafood safety legislation, and it works with the Naval Service on inspections of fishing vessels under the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy.
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MV Alta ghost ship may have been undetected in Irish waters for over a month, marine investigation finds
The MV Alta washed ashore in Co Cork during Storm Dennis in February 2020. By Cónal Thomas Wednesday 3 Mar 2021, 2:41 PM Mar 3rd 2021, 2:41 PM 20,673 Views 17 Comments Source: Shutterstock/Stephen Long
THE MV ALTA ghost ship could have been adrift in Irish waters for more than a month before washing ashore in Cork, a report from the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has found.
The MCIB also found that the Irish State is entitled to remove the wreck and recommended a working group be set up to assess costs associated with any future shipwrecks.
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