Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the principal response agency the Irish Coast Guard falls under for the purposes of emergency planning. [3207/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The Irish Coast Guard is designated as a principal emergency service and is part of the Irish Maritime Administration of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. It does not fall under either of the three Principal Response Agencies.