Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 386: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department will accede to a request from the families of persons lost on the Pére Charles to provide funding to allow for a further examination by divers of the sunken trawler, in the hope that the bodies of those lost might be recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12952/07]

John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for maritime safety issues, including search and rescue and salvage responses in the marine environment rests with my colleague, the Minister for Transport. As such, any questions relating to further examinations of the sunken vessel Pére Charles is a matter for the Minister for Transport. However, I understand that a meeting will be held on Wednesday, 4 April between the Minister for Transport, relevant state agencies and the families of the victims to discuss the issue.