Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Role of Irish Coast Guard: Discussion

Photo of Pádraig Ó CéidighPádraig Ó Céidigh (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The problem is that the only helicopter that could winch up 17 passengers in what was called stretcher mode, which from memory was a requirement, was the Sikorsky. Unfortunately, the Agusta could only handle 15. That was one of the issues. I have no issue with the winner of the contract.

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