Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would never describe volunteers as being taken advantage of because the nature of voluntarism is that people want to volunteer and do so for altruistic reasons. I understand some of the bodies in question receive funding through the Irish Coast Guard Vote of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I will ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, to furnish the Deputy with a more detailed reply.

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