Gerry Adams
Question:751. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the number of coastguard units in County Louth; and the number of boats attached to each. [7115/13]
View answerTuesday, 12 February 2013
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Primary maritime search and rescue services in Co Louth are provided by a combination of the Clogherhead based Royal National Lifeboat Institutions All Weather Lifeboat and two volunteer Coast Guard boat units, based in Drogheda and at Greenore. The Drogheda unit is provided with a D Class RNLI-built boat and a small three metre inflatable boat for upriver use on the Boyne. The Greenore unit is provided with a 6.5 metre rib (ridged inflatable boat). Both Greenore and Drogheda Coast Guard Boat Units provide the necessary inshore boat capacity required. These services are supported by a third Volunteer Coast Guard unit based in Clogherhead which is designated as a shoreline search unit which can provide a search and first aid capacity for anything occurring on land or coming ashore. County Louth is also serviced by the Dublin Coast Guard helicopter based at Dublin Airport.