The ISA’s intent is to ensure that legislators, regulators and other authorities understand, and appreciate the value of, recreational boating activity and take our needs into account.

Boating legal and governence information.

 Page under construction - plently more to be added here.

The ISA conducts regular annual/bi-annual meetings with the following organisations that have an interest in cruising:

·        Dept of Transport – Maritime Safety Directorate

·        Dept of Transport Marine Safety Working Group

·        Dept of Environment and Dept of Agriculture – Foreshore unit

·        Department of Environment – Water Safety Officers & County Managers - Local Byelaws/Local Access/Visitor moorings etc

·        Failte Ireland

·        Irish Marine search and Rescue Committee

·        Irish Lights users consultative committee

·        European Boating Association (Regulation, Environment, Technical issues)

·        International Sailing Federation 

In addition the ISA make regular submissions on behalf of our members.    

Here are a few of the submissions made -