Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 May 2018
200. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if members of an association and a company (details supplied) will be fully engaged with the external party retained by him to conduct the review of the current arrangements in place to oversee a different company's operations as recommended by the Air Accident Investigation Unit. [23839/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Search and Rescue Oversight Review is being carried out by an independent team of experts whom I appointed last week. Details are available on the Department's website - www.dttas.ie. The focus is on oversight of SAR aviation operations. It is a matter for the review team to determine who they engage with.
As stated in the terms of reference, the review will consider, inter alia, the practices and procedures in place for oversight of SAR aviation operations within the IAA, as the national aviation regulator and the Irish Coast Guard, as the tasking authority for SAR aviation operations, and any other entities deemed relevant, and benchmark these in terms of their effectiveness, continuity, comprehensiveness and independence against models of best practice internationally.
