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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: I am looking for emergency cases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: Will Mr. Chris Reynolds clarify my point about the five month outage off the south coast? Will he also clarify my point about the co-location of the headquarters with the radio station and the international examples where this is not the case? Do the witnesses see it as necessary here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: Is it necessary to locate the headquarters with the radio station?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: Is it absolutely necessary to locate the headquarters on the same site as a station?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: That is the issue. In the case of the Air India incident, the fact that Valentia was co-ordinated from Shannon meant there was no need for both units to be located in the same site. Does the argument that a station in Dublin is necessary stand up to scrutiny?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: My question was not answered. I would like to get examples if Mr. Mullen is quoting international best practice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: In order to have an informed debate we should be provided with information on what other countries do. I did not get an answer on Galley Head. I ask the witnesses if they can shed some light on how the situation there was allowed to develop for so long.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: If someone, God forbid, were to get into distress in those areas at the moment, is Mr. Reynolds saying there would be a potential difficulty?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: Is it correct that the difficulties originate from the failure to better equip the stations at Malin Head and Valentia Island?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: I understand there was a failure to repair a system that had worked previously. We read about ships being lost and other tragedies where no distress signal was picked up. Are there cases where efforts to send a signal were made but they were not picked up as a result of that flaw?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: Was a maintenance issue overlooked?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: How much did it cost? Was it a human resources or capital investment issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: We have spent almost four hours on this. Many members and people supporting them have devoted a great deal of time in preparation for this meeting. At a time when there are 450,000 people on the live register, we have a huge budgetary deficit and the country faces massive problems, the fact we are giving so much time to an issue that should never have arisen in the first place is a sin. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: In the interest of transparency, I second Senator Daly's proposal. We should have someone before us to discuss the matter.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: Táim fíor-buíoch as ucht an seans labhairt ar an ábhar an-tábhachtach seo inniu. When the Government came to power in March 2011, it inherited an absolutely unprecedented mess. Efforts have been made to try to improve our overall economic position in the interim. However, the latter is proving very difficult. We should not forget how we got here and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (25 Oct 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for derogation under the disadvantaged area scheme will be reviewed in respect of a person (details provided) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46861/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of litres of petrol and diesel that were sold in the State in the past five years for which the data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47882/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the new branch service charges (details supplied) in the banks are discriminating against older persons who are unable to use or avail of these online services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48280/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Education and Training Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Brendan Griffin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider expanding the childcare employment and training support scheme to include students participating in third level education courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47848/12]