Would the Chair allow a supplementary on behalf of Deputy De Rossa who tabled Question No. 20?

I will, if the Deputy will be brief. I have given much latitude and want to deal with other questions also. I ask for a brief supplementary, please.

Can the Minister give us a breakdown on the figures he gave in respect of deaths at sea and can he differentiate between those which occurred as a result of the sinking of a vessel and those which occurred due to accidents on board? Secondly, could he indicate how many of the craft involved in these incidents leading to loss of life were craft under 6.5 metres? Finally, with regard to a report into the sinking of craft in the north Irish Sea in the last year, has this report been prepared and will the investigation be published?

I have much detailed information in this area and the best that I can do is to offer the Deputy, or indeed any Deputy, the volumes of information available on a detailed breakdown of the various incidents. This is a very complex and complicated area involving a lot of international conventions, regulations and legislation. I can supply them with material which will help them to understand fully the complications involved in dealing with this area.