Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised)
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised)
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
Yes. I refer to the ability to have speedy turnaround times for naval ships. The proposal is to have dual crews such that the ship can come in to harbour, swap crews and sail straight back out again. It is about ensuring that whatever number of naval vessels we have, they can be turned around quickly and spend most of their time at sea, manned by alternating crews. Either of those will have a good priority strategically because our economic future will be in the Atlantic.
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