Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Another issue that arose, which we have discussed in the past, and I am not from a maritime background, is that certain vessels require certain thresholds of training. If one has not reached that benchmark, one cannot take a vessel out beyond the harbour area. Is it the case in any of the Coast Guard stations at present that the station has a nice, shiny, new vessel but it cannot be taken beyond the harbour area for real-life scenarios?