Cathal Crowe
Ceist:2117. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request Coillte to install defibrillators in public parks in the interest of health and safety. [42783/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 8 September 2022
Ceisteanna (2117)
Freagraí scríofa
Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from my Department.
Coillte has advised my Department that their First Aid Policy and Procedure ensures that automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are considered on a site-by-site basis and where there are staff trained in its use.
As such, they only provide defibrillators in locations which are staffed or supervised. For example, there is one in the Seed Café at Avondale Forest Park, which is a supervised area during opening hours.
Many of Coilte's forest parks are large unsupervised public spaces and therefore they don’t provide defibrillators at all of these locations.