David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are losing very skilled people every day. If there is no incentive for them to stay on, they are going to be attracted into the private sector. Some of these people are irreplaceable with the skills they have, especially on the ships. If we do not have them, we cannot put the ships to sea. We are now down to two ships. If it keeps going like this, we will not be able to put any to sea.