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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: How many experts submitted factual reports? Were they paid for it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: Were they paid for doing those reports?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: Did they get all their factual reports from all these people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: With all due respect, is Mr. Reynolds telling me that the experts employed by the Department did not understand it and that the Department continued to use them for the second and third time despite the fact that they did not understand it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: What is Mr. Mullen's explanation for going back to them for a third time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: I concur with Deputy Griffin's remarks. Reference was made to the fine helicopter the Coast Guard has. There is no reason experts could not be in Valentia Island or Malin Head given helicopters can land at both stations. There is a fine airport in Kerry at which the search and rescue helicopter lands regularly to refuel. The logistics involved should be considered in the report as well....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: We did not say that was the only reason for keeping Valentia open. There are a number of good reasons for retaining the centre. We spent the last four hours outlining them
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: When we were speaking to the Minister about this, he said he was not happy about some aspects of the report. Have those matters been clarified for the Minister? Will Mr. Mullen indicate when a recommendation will be made on Valentia? Will he report back to the committee before a decision is made on the station?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: Mr. Dallat should support them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: It is a case that it was not good enough for Dublin but it was considered good enough for Malin and Valentia.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: An engineer and logistics person is present - Mr. Smullen.
- Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: I welcome the Minister of State to the House where he is always a welcome face. I welcome the commitment of the Minister of State with responsibility for primary care, Deputy White, to ensuring the publication of the national dementia strategy in 2013. We would all like to envisage an Ireland where everyone could live the life of their choosing and have a good quality of life despite their...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: It is an important issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: We are very exercised by the issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: Why is it that when we are gathered together to hear the bad or good news, it is always Senators and Deputies from Kerry and Donegal who are called together? Not once did we see a Dublin Senator or Deputy called in to the room to impart his or her knowledge.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: I am referring to any room and any meeting we have had. It has always been a case of bringing in the Kerry and Donegal Senators and Deputies and telling them the bad news but how come Dublin is not included?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: We spoke about that this morning where it was said that there is a facility whereby for emergency services, the moratorium can be lifted. That is at the Minister's discretion. Has the Department submitted a request to the Minister to have the extra staff provided? I speak about Valentia Island because that is the one I know best. I will not speak about Malin Head as those involved there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: We are now caught in a catch-22 scenario because when the Minister looks at it, he will look at the staffing issue and see that they do not have the staff there. If he had at least submitted the request for the extra staff, we would know where we stand in respect of staff in Valentia Island.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: Mr. Mullen does not have an answer about costs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)
Marie Moloney: Always in a woman they say. I thank the witnesses for attending and, I hope, for taking on board our concerns. Valentia is a small, vibrant community in Kerry and the threats of the closure of the Coast Guard station and the local hospital are hanging over the heads of people and draining the lifeblood out of the community. We cannot put a price on that. I am always fascinated by how...