According to Coast Guard records, the number of call-outs, by day and night, undertaken by the Irish Coast Guards' Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopters by base are as follows:
2008
-
|
Day
|
Night
|
Total
|
Dublin
|
74
|
13
|
87
|
Shannon
|
141
|
25
|
166
|
Waterford
|
61
|
14
|
75
|
Sligo
|
110
|
17
|
127
|
2009
|
Day
|
Night
|
Total
|
Dublin
|
98
|
10
|
108
|
Shannon
|
131
|
16
|
147
|
Waterford
|
103
|
12
|
115
|
Sligo
|
117
|
19
|
136
|
2010
|
Day
|
Night
|
Total
|
Dublin
|
87
|
5
|
92
|
Shannon
|
115
|
25
|
140
|
Waterford
|
106
|
20
|
126
|
Sligo
|
98
|
7
|
105
|
2011
|
Day
|
Night
|
Total
|
Dublin
|
114
|
17
|
131
|
Shannon
|
164
|
23
|
187
|
Waterford
|
129
|
6
|
135
|
Sligo
|
112
|
12
|
124
|
2012
|
Day
|
Night
|
Total
|
Dublin
|
111
|
10
|
121
|
Shannon
|
161
|
25
|
186
|
Waterford
|
85
|
12
|
97
|
Sligo
|
116
|
12
|
128
|