Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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254. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the air ambulance will be returning to the Athlone base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12298/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that the Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) resumed operations from its base at Custume Barracks, Athlone on the 18 March 2025. This follows the completion of a €1.5 million upgrade to the EAS hangar, which necessitated a temporary relocation of the service to Baldonnel. The new, state-of-the-art hangar provides essential space and facilities for Air Corps aircraft technicians to conduct comprehensive daily inspections, ensuring the continued safety and reliability of the EAS.