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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: How long were those life jackets operated for?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why was that not picked up by the Irish Coast Guard prior to them coming to the volunteers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I think the volunteers were lucky that Mr. Cahill decided to do that manoeuvre with the four life jackets. That is a separate issue which relates to procurement. We brought that up in respect of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. We will not go into that here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Some of the proposal the association was putting forward today was that the six volunteers, non-officers, would be elected by the representative volunteer body on to the Coastal Unit Advisory Group, CUAG, and that there would be an alteration in the terms of reference of CUAG to be more of a representative body. We have not seen the details of this but work has been carried out in this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is no vote. Remember now that in that situation, there could be 12 volunteers. Suddenly then, of those 12 volunteers, six are picked out of a hat. The question, in terms of democracy in just looking at this, is that our role here is to be of assistance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: When the terms of reference are fully fleshed out, will Mr. Murray come back to the committee as to how exactly they are going to work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We can take that up as a committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Craughwell is going to get me killed. I have three further members to be brought in-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: -----to the discussion, namely, Senator Buttimer and Deputies Ó Murchú and McNamara. The meeting shall run to 4.35 p.m., but no later. I ask members now to stay within time. Senator Buttimer will have four minutes, there will be a further four minutes for Deputy Ó Murchú and then I will have to confine Deputy McNamara-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We can say that it was a mess and should not have happened.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Coast Guard is lucky that Mr. Cahill took it upon himself.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Basically, the Senator said that in the context of our hearings and from what Mr. Murray saw of the previous hearing, how would he describe that and what would his overview be of it, in his own words?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That was one of the discussions we had about this within the current rules and structures. The question is whether they are fit for purpose. That is one of the questions which we as a committee will have to consider.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They have now but they have not come into being as yet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will these terms of reference, for instance, go back out for further public consultation with the volunteers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: Have those changes, for instance, been agreed in consultation with management? This is the point raised by Deputy Carey here. Is this a decision of CUAG or one of the management of the Irish Coast Guard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: They would both have to agree then. Yes, they would. Is Senator Buttimer finished?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: I call Deputy Ó Murchú and Deputy McNamara then. They will have to be mindful-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are at a slight disadvantage here, in that the ink is only barely dry on the new terms of reference. To be honest, that is not adequate for us. We have come in as honest brokers on this matter. We will write to CUAG, but we expect a detailed follow-up on the terms of reference and the procedures, and what it is willing to do in terms of representation and the voting mechanisms. We will...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is fine. I thank Mr. Murray.