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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Civil Defence: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

...emergency services for the Cork-Kerry region. I see at close hand the skills and capabilities of the Civil Defence, the Irish Coast Guard, the Red Cross, Kerry Mountain Rescue, the search dogs and the various voluntary agencies. Each one brings its own niche skill. When it comes to a missing person search, all of those work and blend well together. Each of those voluntary agencies has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Civil Defence: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Ms Aileen Nolan: The next question was on international contacts with similar organisations. Mr. Keeley has covered that. The next question was on dogs and canine capability, and Ms Dalton can touch on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Civil Defence: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Ms Emer Dalton: We still have canine capability. Two dogs were procured and trained up during 2022. They are very much a part. There are five in total and the dog handlers will travel to a search across county borders. There will be an event this Thursday in Ratra House, which will showcase the work of the dogs. If anybody is available, they are more than welcome to come down and see it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Civil Defence: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: ...Wilson, does the Civil Defence have any contacts internationally with similar-type volunteer organisations? One area that does not strictly come under equipment but maybe it should, is the use of dogs. It is a kind of hybrid area. Are dogs being phased out, are they being encouraged, or what is the position there? It seems to me that the dog is a valuable tool but there are areas that...