Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. It is important that the ICGVRA is afforded the opportunity to make a submission to the review and is fully engaged, as well as CUAG and other interested parties. I encourage the Minister of State to meet representatives of the association. I take a positive from what the Minister of State said, that there is an opportunity to address the range of issues in the Coast Guard and place the organisation on the strongest possible footing.

On a matter related to the legislation we are dealing with at the committee, there were criticisms of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, MCIB, of not being involved or adequately answering to inquests and coroner courts. Will the Minister of State ensure, in the case of the inquest into the tragic death of Catríona Lucas, that the MCIB is fully engaged in that process?

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