Seanad debates

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers

 

We appreciate the fantastic efforts of everybody involved in the search. I have spoken to the Garda and Naval Service divers. BIM is now supporting volunteer dive teams from west Cork. They are working in really difficult circumstances. Much of the search was conducted with less than 2 ft. of visibility under the water. Divers were thrown around by the currents and waves and were being dashed up against the hull of what is now a wreck. The leadership of the Coast Guard in co-ordinating the search and rescue and the contribution of bodies such as Civil Defence, the RNLI, volunteers and BIM, the Naval Service, the Garda Síochána is extraordinary during this emotionally difficult time. Our efforts are to try to support the families. The extraordinary community in Union Hall could not have done more and I have nothing but good to say about them.

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