Ms Deirdre O'Keeffe:

The ratio of full-time staff to volunteers is something we keep under review on an ongoing basis. In the previous discussion about this and about the future resourcing of the Coast Guard, it is also worth mentioning that there have been increases in full-time staffing of the Coast Guard in recent years in response to changing demands in the system that need to be met by the Coast Guard. Some years ago, the organisation was a lot smaller. The need for additional resources was identified and those were provided. In the same way, the need for additional resources has now been identified again. We had a discussion on the resources already so I will not go through it again. Is the organisation fit for purpose? We keep it under review all the time to ensure it can discharge the functions it needs to discharge.