asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport whether he is aware of the serious concern in the Kinsale area, County Cork following recent tragedies involving the loss of two lives; and whether he will make arrangements for the provision of suitable radio-telecommunication equipment at the Old Head of Kinsale in the interest of safety of life at sea.
Written Answers. - Ship-Shore Communications.
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I am aware of two incidents involving loss of life at sea in the Kinsale area in the latter half of 1977. In one instance a man was, apparently, swept off the rocks while fishing, while, in the other case, it appears that the victim was sailing in an eight-foot dinghy. I have no information to suggest that the adequacy or otherwise of radio communications had any bearing on either tragedy.