Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Irish Coast Guard: Discussion
Mr. Vincent Farr:
Just in Cork city. The Crosshaven unit would be normally tasked to the city centre, which is roughly about a 25 minute journey by boat and a similar time by vehicle. Yet, decisions were made not to task that unit or a lifeboat into the city centre because there are possibly other resources, such as the fire service, that might get there. However, as Mr. Lucas said, if there was a house fire or crews were deployed somewhere else, there is nobody coming to rescue that person and it is up to the good Samaritan again.
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