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Mountain Rescue Service

Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017

Monday, 11 September 2017

Questions (1545)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

1545. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount allocated to mountain rescue for expenses by his Department in each of the past ten years; the mountain rescue teams to which this was allocated broken down by team; the policy of his Department on providing adequate funding for overhead costs to all mountain rescue teams into the future; his plans to seek the transfer of responsibility for mountain rescue to the Department of Rural and Community Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37467/17]

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I enclose a table which sets out the annual maintenance grant allocated to each Mountain Rescue Team by this Department for the past ten years. Mountain Rescue Ireland, the parent body for mountain rescue, also receives an annual development grant currently in the sum of €60,000. Funding needs will be kept under review by the Department. I have no plans to seek the transfer of responsibility for mountain rescue to the Department of Rural and Community Development.

ANNUAL MAINTENANCE GRANT - MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAMS

Mountain Rescue Teams

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Mountain Rescue Ireland

€28,137.72

€28,981.85

€28,981.85

€26,083.66

€18,520.00

Irish Cave Rescue Organisation

€28,137.72

€28,981.85

€28,981.85

€26,083.66

€18,520.00

Search and Rescue Dogs Association

€11,255.09

€11,592.74

€11,592.74

€10,433.46

€7,407.00

Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue

€22,510.18

€23,185.48

€23,185.48

€20,866.00

€14,815.00

Kerry Mountain Rescue

€22,510.18

€23,185.48

€23,185.48

€20,866.93

€14,815.00

Tramore Mountain Rescue

€5,627.54

€5,796.37

€5,796.37

€5,216.73

€3,704.00

South Eastern Mountain Rescue

€11,255.09

€11,592.74

€11,592.74

€10,433.46

€7,407.00

Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Rescue

€22,510.18

€23,185.48

€23,185.48

€20,866.93

€14,815.00

Donegal Mountain Rescue

€11,255.09

€11,592.74

€11,592.74

€10,433.46

€7,407.00

Galway Mountain Rescue

€11,255.09

€11,592.74

€11,592.74

€10,433.46

€7,407.00

Mayo Mountain Rescue

€11,255.09

€11,592.74

€11,592.74

€10,433.46

€7,407.00

Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue

€11,255.09

€11,592.74

€11,592.74

€10,433.46

€7,407.00

Total Per Year

€196,964.06

€202,872.95

€202,872.95

€182,584.67

€129,631.00

Table cont

Mountain Rescue Teams

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Mountain Rescue Ireland

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

Irish Cave Rescue Organisation

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

€18,520.00

Search and Rescue Dogs Association

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

Kerry Mountain Rescue

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

Tramore Mountain Rescue

€3,704.00

€3,704.00

€3,704.00

€3,704.00

€3,704.00

€3,704.00

South Eastern Mountain Rescue

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Rescue

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

€14,815.00

Donegal Mountain Rescue

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

Galway Mountain Rescue

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

Mayo Mountain Rescue

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

€7,407.00

Total Per Year

€129,631.00

€129,631.00

€129,631.00

€129,631.00

€129,631.00

€129,631.00

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