Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2017
1013. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of the provision of a defibrillator in each public building owned by his Department and agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45977/17]
View answerMy Department occupies twelve buildings throughout the Country which are in the main provided by the Office of Public Works. Each of those buildings has a defibrillator onsite and the average cost of the provision of each defibrillator is €1,500 per building.
In addition, the Irish Coast Guard has 55 Coastal Units throughout the country and each of those Units has a defibrillator onsite at an average cost of €1,560 per Unit.
The provision of defibrillators in agencies under the remit of my Department is a matter for the agencies themselves, however I have forwarded the Deputy’s question to them for their direct response. If the Deputy does not receive a reply within 10 working days please contact my private office.
The deferred reply under Standing Order 42A was forwarded to the Deputy.
