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Weather Bouys. Funding ends in 2 weeks.

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  • 13-12-2011 12:14am
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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭


    http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/13393-CAPITAL_REVIEW__APPENDIX_1-21.pdf

    In the small print.
    WBP: The Department is only committed to fund the Weather Buoy Project to the end of 2011. A new Memorandum of Understanding has yet to be agreed and alternative funding arrangements are currently under consideration.

    Weather Buoy

    2012 2013 2014
    413k 235k 230k

    30% Reduction

    289k 164k 161k

    Can't see the 5? of them maintaining the same level of service at that rate.


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    megatron989
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭megatron989


    They cut everything except the things they should, I mean seriously, we waste so much scrilla on bs in almost every aspect of our communitys its shocking and real cuts could be made. Not gonna change the subject to budgets and cuts so ill leave it at that for now!


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    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,464 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    What sort of an effect will this have upon weather forecasting and maritime safety do you believe?

    (EDIT: Merely asking as its something that should be put to the Minister to see what the departments plans are for the project in the long run)


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    WalterMitty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,582 ✭✭✭WalterMitty


    Outsource met eireann to UK met office. They pay their staff a lot less and have the capacity to cover IReland im sure.


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    piuswal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭piuswal


    The ultimate logic of that suggestion is that we should rejoin the UK, for the same argument could be made for so many institutions and organisations in this republic


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