Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

The move to Drogheda is still under consideration. Originally we were only supposed to locate 37 staff there. An internal Department report suggested, for reasons of organisational efficiency, that we should move the Maritime Safety Directorate to Drogheda. It is still under consideration and is tied in with the question of the marine rescue co-ordination centres in Malin and Valentia.

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