Calls to overhaul Marine Casualty Investigation Board

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has signalled changes to the 'structure and composition' of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board. File picture: Julien Behal

An Oireachtas Committee has heard the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) needs to be overhauled, while the Minister for the Environment has also signalled changes to the "structure and composition" of the organisation.

Both international maritime lawyer Michael Kingston and Environment Minister Eamon Ryan addressed the Oireachtas Transport Committee in relation to the MCIB, the composition of which was the subject of a European court ruling last summer.