Mr. Kieran Brennan:

Back in 2015, we mounted a rescue mission to the Mediterranean initiated by the then Government to rescue migrants who were crossing across. This was a bilateral agreement with the Italian Government and the Maltese for logistical support. That was an example where the Irish Government took an initiative in saving human lives - thousands of people. My recollection is that the Naval Service, at that juncture, under Operation Pontus saved about 80. That is an example where the Government made a decision to use the Naval Service in a humanitarian role and the figure of 12 did not come into the equation. That is it, sorry.