Given the potentially devastating ecological impact and extremely high economic costs of pollution incidents, as well as the possible socioeconomic impact of such incidents on other sectors, such as tourism and fisheries, the Agency should have sufficient means to allow it to carry out its assigned tasks in relation to response to marine pollution by ships and oil and gas installations.
Mar gheall ar an tionchar éiceolaíoch a d’fhéadfadh a bheith tubaisteach agus costais eacnamaíocha fíor-arda na dteagmhas truaillithe, chomh maith le tionchar socheacnamaíoch féideartha teagmhas den sórt sin ar earnálacha eile, amhail an turasóireacht agus an t-iascach, ba cheart go mbeadh acmhainní leordhóthanacha ag an nGníomhaireacht chun ligean di a cúraimí sannta a chur i gcrích i ndáil le freagairt ar thruailliú mara ó longa agus ó shuiteálacha ola agus gáis.