Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Irish Coast Guard: Discussion
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
No, I appreciate that. We will try to facilitate the new staff as much as we can because it is necessary so that the Coast Guard can be fit for purpose. We spoke about volunteers and the term used was "dilution of service". There was a question of whether that related to a lack of training, insurance or whatever. With the additional staff mean that some of those issues will be dealt with? I was worried when I heard that volunteer staff cannot do specific safety work. Who does?
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