Cian O'Callaghan
Question:191. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his responsibilities relating to EU Regulation 376/2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31808/25]
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Regulation (EU) 376/2014 (Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation aims to improve aviation safety by ensuring that relevant safety information relating to civil aviation is reported, collected, stored, protected, exchanged, disseminated and analysed. The sole objective of occurrence reporting is the prevention of accidents and incidents and not to attribute blame or liability. The Regulation has been fully implemented and applied in the State
EU Regulation 376/2014 provides for Member States to designate a competent authority responsible for implementing the provisions of the Regulation. In 2020 the then Minister of Transport, in S.I. No. 195/2020 - European Union (Reporting, Analysis and Follow-up of Occurrences in Civil Aviation) Regulations 2020, designated the Irish Aviation Authority as the competent authority in the State for the purposes of Regulation (EU) No. 376/2014.
In addition, S.I. No 195 of 2020 designated the IAA as the “just culture body” responsible for the implementation of paragraph’s 6, 9 and 11 of Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 376/2014 (protection of information source).