Written answers

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Department of Defence

Defence Forces Deployment

Photo of Lisa ChambersLisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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661. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel that can be transferred by an individual Air Corps helicopter. [25593/17]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Air Corps’ fleet includes eight general purpose helicopters comprising six Agusta Westland AW139 and two Eurocopter EC135 aircraft. Each AW139 helicopter is certified to carry a maximum of 14 personnel including crew. Each EC135 helicopter is certified to carry a maximum of seven personnel including crew.

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