Written answers
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Department of Transport
Coastguard Service
9:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Transport the allocation of the coastguard budget for each coastguard station by location for each year since 2004 with a breakdown under all budgetary headings for each year; the number of persons employed and the number of volunteers in each such station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3938/09]
Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Coast Guard transferred to the Department of Transport from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources on 1st January 2006.
The Irish Coast Guard has fifty-five Stations from which marine rescue services are delivered by volunteer units available for emergency callouts. Budgets are not allocated by Station as expenditure varies as circumstances demand. The overall budget allocation for 2009 has not yet been finalised. The direct local expenditure by this Department for each station is approximately as follows.
| Expenditure for each Station in €000 and Volunteer Numbers | ||||
| Coast Guard Stations | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Number of Volunteers |
| Achill | 188 | 32 | 752 | 24 |
| Ardmore | 7 | 15 | 25 | 14 |
| Arklow | 2 | 2 | 5 | Partnered with Courtown |
| Ballybunion | 10 | 20 | 13 | 26 |
| Ballycotton | 8 | 10 | 15 | 19 |
| Ballyglass | 9 | 10 | 12 | 20 |
| Baltimore | < 1< 1< 1Partnered with Toe HeadBonmahon15401420Bunbeg3314714834Carnsore Point4131816Castlefreke1068315Castletownbere9211721Cleggan17202223Clogherhead642421Costello Bay83555124Courtown64917Crosshaven22177424Curracloe581313Dingle24284421Doolin33578928Drogheda284314528Dun Laoghaire68715Dunmore East21384120Fethard12181621Glandore57517Glenderry22311Goleen521622Greencastle27215428Greenore5281514Greystones18232221Guileen74615Helvick Head28211Howth26547729Kilkee3151420Killala35184225Killybegs19204525Kilmore Quay5131614Knightstown11151716Mulroy22154622North Aran11211Old Head of Kinsale351316Oysterhaven861418Rosslare9184621Seven Heads392112Skerries18172717South Aran< 1< 1< 1Partnered with DoolinSummer Cove24210Toe Head221,3344827Tory Island2< 17Partnered with BunbegTramore18232617Waterville24611Westport56181725Wicklow8127Partnered with GreystonesYoughal10101319Lough Derg8285928Total1,1432,2372,826986Sharp increases in particular years for individual stations indicate construction costs of the building programme.> |
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