Ms Deirdre O'Keeffe:

I will pass to Mr. Clonan in a moment because I know he is anxious to answer this particular question. Can I say that we are very concerned to make sure we engage fully with Coast Guards very often? In particular, can I just mention that as part of the programme of organisational change that the Coast Guard is currently engaged in, the Coast Guard was awarded an accreditation by the Great Places to Work organisation. Leading up to that, the Coast Guard undertook a survey of the volunteers as part of that. The survey reported really high levels of satisfaction, trust and confidence in the management of the organisation - higher than for many similar organisations.

If the Senator will allow, I will now pass to Mr. Clonan who has much more detail of the process that goes on there. Mr. Ferns may well have something to say at the end of that as well.