Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Are those hours sufficient? What I mean, and Mr. Colin Murray could dispute this and I have to bow to his knowledge of it, is that I was shown a RIB vessel some time ago and I was told that if one was in the Irish Naval Service one could be weeks or months getting trained to go out on it, but that in the Irish Coast Guard, where training is more limited, one is expected to go out and the hours to stay up to speed with one's training are far fewer. Obviously, the Naval Service is a full-time service. However, if the Coast Guard is manning the same vessels, are its members adequately trained with enough hours?