Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 102: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service made a report to the Irish Marine Emergency Service with respect to pollution since 1 January 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17133/06]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Coast Guard, formerly the Irish Marine Emergency Service, under the aegis of the Department of Transport, is the State Agency with responsibility for marine emergency management within the Irish Pollution Response Zone (IPRZ). The role of the Naval Service in pollution control involves the provision of aid to the civil authority, i.e. the Irish Coastguard, as and when required, through the monitoring and reporting of pollution, the clearing up of pollution and the enforcement of regulations pertaining to Dumping at Sea. The Naval Service has not made any report to the Irish Coast Guard in respect of pollution since 1 January 2006.