Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 433: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of times the Army bomb disposal experts were called out during 2011; if he will relate the incidents on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37330/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The number of times that Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams from the Defence Forces have been called out to date in 2011 is set out, on a county basis, in the tabular statement. EOD teams are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the country to deal with specific requests made by An Garda Síochána to the relevant Defence Forces Brigade for assistance in dealing with a suspect device. Of the total of 224 call outs nationally to date this year, 52 were found to be viable Improvised Explosive Devices.