asked the Minister for Defence whether the British Admiralty have relinquished responsibility for charting the waters round our coasts; and what arrangements are contemplated for having this important and urgent work undertaken by the naval service.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Charting of Irish Coastal Waters.
The charting of our coastal waters is not the responsibility of the British Admiralty.
A hydrographic service has not yet been established in this country and I am not aware of the reason for the implication in the question that there is an urgent need for having such work undertaken by the naval service.