James Breen (Clare, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of local and national importance, namely, the failure of the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to advance the purchase of an appropriate site to house the Doolin coastguard and rescue service. It is over nine years since the acquisition of a site for the rescue service was deemed to be a priority. Since that time, unfortunately, many lives have been lost in the area and large-scale search and rescue exercises have been undertaken, with no proper changing facilities or a proper base for co-ordinating exercises available to the rescue service. Equally, the families of those lost do not have tea or coffee making facilities available to them at the current site. The lives of all members of the service are constantly put at risk by the inaction of the Ministers.

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