Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)

I wish to raise the matter of marine safety in the context of promised legislation under the International Convention for the Safety of Lives at Sea, SOLAS. Will the Taoiseach intervene in respect of the Irish Coast Guard station at Valentia? On 17 July 2003 the then Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Dermot Ahern, decided to close down operations in Dublin and expand those at Valentia and Malin Head.

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