Mr. Eugene Clonan:

What precedents have we used? The Doolin unit has been having problems for several years. Six members resigned and there are 12 left. Based on what I have been told, my belief is that the interaction within the team is not safe. The 12 members we are talking about are not safe to go out because of the issues that have arisen as a result of the internal conflict that is there. That is where we are at. I will not have people going out to sea or climbing cliffs if I do not have confidence in them doing so safely. I am protecting myself and I am protecting them, but mainly them. We have had the loss of Caitríona Lucas. I do not want us to have such a loss ever again. That is where we are at. We have a situation in Doolin that, in my belief - and that is what I work off - is not a safe situation to allow to continue. That is why they were taken off the board. Until that assurance is got, that is the way it will be. I am not in the business of sending people out onto cliffs or in boats and putting them in harm's way.