207. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number and location of helicopters currently used by the coastguard service; the range and on-scene time of each helicopter; and whether each helicopter is certified to carry stretchered patients. [35283/25]
Topics / Coast Guard Service
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCoast Guard Service
77 questions from 34 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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208. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has issued specific criteria around the range, on-scene time capability and stretcher certifications required for helicopters in the coastguard and air ambulance fleets; and if so, whether he would provide these criteria. [35284/25]
210. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport to confirm that a company (details supplied), the provider of the Irish Coast Guard’s search and rescue aviation service are actively recruiting in Ireland for positions in this service. [35151/25]
215. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if a contract has been signed to construct the Greystones Coast Guard Station; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/25]
244. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he can clarify matters relating to the Irish Coast Guard (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31342/25]
290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport whether, in light of significant safety and operational concerns for island communities and offshore maritime operations being raised, and the lack of consultation with island communities, medics and SAR crews, if he will reconsider the replacement of the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter with the Leonardo AW189 and retain the current helicopter on the west coast; an…
27. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the level of capital investment undertaken at each coast guard station nationwide in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21451/25]
394. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total breakdown of costs to date to progress plans for a new Coastguard station in Greystones; the total expected costs when complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17366/25]
103. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on plans, including timeframe to develop a new Coastguard station at Greystones Harbour for the Coastguard service; to provide an explanation for the delays on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15926/25]
39. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number and location of IRCG Coast Guard station building projects being progressed in conjunction with the OPW which are currently at preliminary design stage and pre-planning stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14479/25]
51. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on discussions between his Department and a landowner regarding the acquisition of a site for the provision of a coastguard station for the Cleggan branch of the IRCG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14480/25]
52. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when his Department will assign a project team to commence the planning and detailed design stages of the development of a new Coastguard station for the Cleggan unit of the IRCG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14481/25]
296. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the status of a project (details supplied) which has been granted planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13568/25]
274. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport what progress has been made to date regarding the procurement of a new site to construct a fit-for-purpose Coast Guard station in Courtown, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10695/25]
293. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason 24-hour search and rescue services are not operational from Shannon Airport; the action that can be taken to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10993/25]
303. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the cost of leasing five helicopters for the Coast Guard from a company (details supplied) over a ten-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11131/25]
248. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the construction of a new Coast Guard Station at Westport to be completed. [7283/25]
193. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to date regarding the procurement of a new site to construct a fit-for-purpose Coastguard station in Courtown, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/25]
204. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the operational staffing levels for each coastguard station in Ireland; the vacancies for each role in each of those stations at end of January 2024 and January 2025; the operational parameters, including limitations, for each station; their current operational status, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5…
183. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport when the new contractor for the Coast Guard Rescue service based at a location (details supplied) will commence its operations; if there any delays in relation to the agreed startup date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4833/25]
204. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the level of capital investment undertaken at each Coast Guard station nationwide in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [2885/25]
208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when the contract for search and rescue services will expire; if any consideration will be given to bring search and rescue back under public operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3051/25]
347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the size in square metres of the new Mayo Coast Guard station being built in Westport; the details of the bill of quantities for the project; the way he can stand over a cost of €6.8 million for the Westport Coast Guard station given a similar building was built by the RNLI on the island of Ára…
253. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the details of all capital projects currently progressing under the Irish Coast Guard building programme. [1508/25]
254. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the details of the level of investment in capital works undertaken at each Coast Guard station throughout the country over the past ten years. [1510/25]