Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion

4:00 pm

Photo of Mark DalyMark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I did not get a reply to the fact that I pointed out again that there was no recommendation here. My point is that the final draft most certainly contained a recommendation. It was the recommendation that senior management wanted. We asked the question about Spanish trawlers and we received an answer about Spanish air traffic control and all the international rules. The fact that Mr. Reynolds does not know how many Spanish speakers there are in Valentia Island does not say much for senior management but then the draft report says a lot about senior management anyway. What I do not understand is that he does not seem to care that there are Spanish trawlers without English speakers on board who rely on Valentia Island and that Valentia Island saves lives. He just says the rules are that an English speaker must be used in communications.

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