102 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Defence the reason the 24-hour service went ahead on 1 July 1999 at Waterford airport when proper safety procedures were not in place; his views on whether all proper safety procedures were in place following 12 meetings between March 1998 and mid-1999; the safety procedures he is putting in place following the tragic loss of four Air Corps personnel before a resumption of the 24-hour search and rescue service at the airport; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that serious reservations had been expressed as far back as 1991 as to the shortcomings of the Dauphin for search and rescue missions on the Atlantic coastline. [23217/00]

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102 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Defence the reason the 24-hour service went ahead on 1 July 1999 at Waterford airport when proper safety procedures were not in place; his views on whether all proper safety procedures were in place following 12 meetings between March 1998 and mid-1999; the safety procedures he is putting in place following the tragic loss of four Air Corps personnel before a resumption of the 24-hour search and rescue service at the airport; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that serious reservations had been expressed as far back as 1991 as to the shortcomings of the Dauphin for search and rescue missions on the Atlantic coastline. [23217/00]

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