3 New Navy Vessels for Irish Naval Service

Or nobody who even noticed at this stage?

And so, when is our obligation to police EU regulated fishing and fishing grounds considered to be neglected?

Eu have 3 new fishery protection vessels for patrolling mainly Irish waters by the looks of it,if you Google it they had a big party in Spain for them a couple of weeks ago.

I say fair play to the naval brass for tying up the ships. No point going through the pretence we can crew them. It is drastic action that might move things on. Not that u wish it but is some form of ‘event’ that usually galvanises the system into action … incremental decline is not a catalyst. Russian navy to play tricks anyone?

That's what Widdensushi is talking out above. Fishery protection should never be a primary task anyway.

Given the Russian Navys "record" who knows, they might sink on the way even without anyone helping, I mean they are the navy that sends tugs with their deployments...

How much was in that waste oil slick they left us a decade plus back?

300 tonnes.

50 Sq KM.

Russia refuses to pay for oil clean-up (irishexaminer.com)

I taught the whole problem is that ERAs are getting paid better else where, any other EU Marine Nation workers are hardly going to join the irish navy when they can go private sector for better pay.

The Industrys i am talking about are Construction & Manufacturing

Sure there’s accommodation on the base for the single man/woman.

I honestly don’t know why would someone from abroad join. Your annual leave entitlements are restricted when your posted to a ship.

100% correct.

This is a big issue across the DF. Base housing for single and couple/family units alike ought to be a huge aspect of DF reform.

It could help address the attractiveness issue of a DF career in a big way and also contribute economically in considerable way to the local Community where quarters are located. Quite apart from being a brilliant Community itself.

The vision for this sort of wider thinking remains absent unfortunately.

For as long as cathal burgha is around this would be ideal for young soliders starting off

https://3ddesignbureau.com/news/site-works-commence-on-co-living-scheme-rathmines/

Its very hard to attract people to Cork when rent prices are very expensive & limited.

I hope the TDS in the Dail start asking the hard questions during the next ministers questions.

If I was a Td these would be the questions I would be asking.

How many people are currently in the NS?

How many seagoing people are available for seagoing duties or at sea?

What are you doing to address the retention crisis in the NS? everything to date has failed.

Why is money being handed back to the government when it could be spent on increasing the Sea Pay? There are 4 operational ships out of 9.

Are you aware that Le Róisín is tied up?

Do you acknowledge there’s a crisis in the NS?

The minister should be getting a rough time because the government has neglected the DF. The likes of Cathal Berry should be ashamed of himself he’s been a cheerleader for the government and they are doing a terrible job

Lads things are not going to get better, I said this last year and nobody took note.

They are asking those questions, you need to look at recent PQs to see govt are giving them the runaround with long winded nonsense answers put to gether by someone in the dept to count down the clock. It used to be at committee where the minister got a proper grilling, but the previous minister, because he was double jobbing, never had the time to go into too much detail.

Of course they know Roisin is tied up, the DoD made the decision on the advice of FOCNS. Cathal is no government cheerleader. If you paid attention to what he says and does you would know that.

Fact is, they don't care, and they won't care until the worst happens, at which point it will be to late.

And that is where you are wrong.

No Confidence motions: Pointless posturing by SF. Unless FG or FF changed their minds about being in government in the morning, no confidence votes are just sinn fein showboating. As the yanks say "do the math". Cathal has decided to support Govt. Presumably by doing so, he gets something in return for his constituency. Thats how it works. There is extra money in defence. You say you are aware of what goes on in the dail. You should know this. It's been in the news!

If you believe The political party formerly known as the Provisional IRA will be a miracle cure for all that is gone wrong, you need to ask why their TDs block every single proposal for apartments in their constituencies, and why in NI, where SF are in Govt, they consistently vote the opposite to what they say their views are down south.

That's before I even begin to talk about treating garda murderers as heroes, at their Ard Fheis, their continued connections to Organised crime, and the general supporting of terrorism thing...

"The officers" hate sinn fein because they use their brain.

And that's the last you'll hear from me. I don't debate with shinnerbots.