Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Coast Guard Services
Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the number and names of Coast Guard stations on the east coast; the cost of running each Coast Guard station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24594/17]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The Irish Coast Guard, a Division of my Department has seventeen Coast Guard Volunteer Units located in twenty Volunteer Coast Guard stations based in the East South East Region. Details are set out in the following table.
| Unit Name | County |
|---|---|
| Greenore CGU | Louth |
| Clogherhead CGU | Louth |
| Carnsore Point CGU - Amalgamated with Rosslare | Wexford |
| Fethard-on-Sea CGU | Wexford |
| Kilmore Quay CGU | Wexford |
| Greystones CGU | Wicklow |
| Arklow CGU - Amalgamated with Courtown | Wicklow |
| Wicklow CGU - Amalgamated with Greystones | Wicklow |
| Dun Laoghaire CGU | Dublin |
| Drogheda CGU | Louth |
| Ardmore CGU | Waterford |
| Courtown CGU | Wexford |
| Curracloe CGU | Wexford |
| Youghal | Cork |
| Howth CGU | Dublin |
| Skerries CGU | Dublin |
| Dunmore East CGU | Waterford |
| Bonmahon CGU | Waterford |
| Tramore CGU | Waterford |
| Rosslare CGU | Wexford |
The current and capital expenditure on the IRCG Voluntary Services and Training budget was in the region of €3.6 million for 2016. This expenditure was for 43 IRCG Units located in 55 stations nationally and included expenditure on:
- Buildings
- Communications
- Consumables
- Equipment
- Fuel
- Training
- Uniforms
- Utilities
- Vehicles
- Volunteer Allowances
Goods and services are procured in accordance with the Department's procurement guidelines and are subject to standard accounting and auditing requirements.
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