Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Irish Coast Guard: Discussion

Mr. Jim Griffin:

It is worth noting that we would have volunteers who would be, as in Mr. Farr's case, in the fire service or in the paramedic service, and our first aid training is first responder, which is very basic. It is what anyone would have going into any place of employment. However, we would have a paramedic on our teams - even two or three. In the Coast Guard situation, if we have a paramedic on our team, he could not go over that fence either as a Coast Guard volunteer, even though he is a paramedic and fully trained and qualified to administer first aid to that person. He would have to down his PPE, as Mr. Farr rightly said, and go out as the good Samaritan, which is crazy when one thinks of it.

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