Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2026
268. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service has submitted a fully worked up business case setting out full infrastructure requirements for both marine and support related elements for an east coast base for the Naval service, to detail the infrastructure requirement included in the business case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17135/26]
View answerThe Deputy may wish to note that the Department is at an advanced stage of concluding the licensing arrangements with the County Council in relation to the use of Carlisle Pier for the purposes of berthing the two Inshore Patrol Vessels, as their primary function will be to patrol the East Coast.
In relation to the location of any future permanent forward operating base on the East Coast, this has not yet been determined and any consideration by Government of same will be dependent on the recommendations falling from the awaited Naval Service Regeneration Report.
