Lisa McDonald (Fianna Fail)

I am disappointed with the reply. I believe that we do not take sea safety sufficiently seriously. Let us just wait and see what happens in coming months. When tragedies befall communities, as has happened in my community, we need to ensure a co-ordinated response is available. I ask the Minister of State to ask the Minister for Transport to rethink this policy. Perhaps at a later stage I might table a motion calling for the establishment of a sea safety authority.