Department of Transport

Irish Coast Guard Classification of Incidents in 2020 With respect to the classification by the Irish Coast Guard of Incidents in the year 2020, and having regard to official Irish Coast Guard Service press releases detailing the classification of incidents, please provide me with all records concerning: 1. the criteria used by the ICGS to classify incidents 2. how each incident was classified in 2020 including a breakdown of the number and type of incident in each classification 3. the number of incidents which were classified as “lives saved” which subsequently triggered an MCIB investigation 4. the classification of an alleged incident involving kayakers between Bullock Harbour and Dalkey Island on 13 September 2020