Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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568. To ask the Minister for Defence the costs to his Department or any agencies under his Department that were incurred due to the filming by a company (details supplied) at the UNESCO world heritage site Sceilig Mhichíl. [31352/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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One of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power, which in practice means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so.

Pursuant to a request made by An Garda Síochána for the support of a Naval vessel, L.É. Ciara was deployed in the waters around Sceilig Mhichíl last week.

No additional costs were incurred as a consequence of this deployment as such support to An Garda Síochána is part of the normal activities of the Naval Service.