Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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458. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of incidents the Irish Coast Guard Search and rescue helicopter attended in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of these incidents in each of these years that were deemed to be a hoax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43383/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Irish Coast Guard search and rescue helicopters were tasked to 470 incidents in 2010, 553 incidents in 2011 and 532 incidents in 2012. As at the end of September this year, the number of taskings was 637. None of these taskings were deemed to be a hoax.