Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2025
231. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 7 October 2025, the number of patrols by both Naval Service assets and Air Corps maritime patrol aircraft, by month, since February 2022, in tabular form. [55131/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe tables below detail the number of Naval Service and Air Corps maritime patrols conducted in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to the end of August 2025.
Naval Service Patrols
|
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 (as of end August) |
|
|
No. of patrols |
No. of patrols |
No. of patrols |
No. of patrols |
|
January |
60 |
67 |
31 |
48 |
|
February |
64 |
42 |
29 |
30 |
|
March |
62 |
59 |
31 |
45 |
|
April |
62 |
28 |
30 |
44 |
|
May |
70 |
48 |
31 |
45 |
|
June |
67 |
46 |
30 |
44 |
|
July |
84 |
73 |
42 |
45 |
|
August |
60 |
35 |
45 |
48 |
|
September |
81 |
30 |
38 |
N/A |
|
October |
60 |
31 |
37 |
N/A |
|
November |
66 |
30 |
37 |
N/A |
|
December |
54 |
31 |
47 |
N/A |
|
|
790 |
520 |
428 |
349 |
Air Corps Maritime Patrols
|
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 (as of end August) |
|
|
No. of patrols |
No. of patrols |
No. of patrols |
No. of patrols |
|
January |
14 |
7 |
5 |
14 |
|
February |
15 |
10 |
5 |
9 |
|
March |
9 |
4 |
5 |
16 |
|
April |
5 |
6 |
5 |
14 |
|
May |
5 |
7 |
15 |
13 |
|
June |
12 |
3 |
9 |
16 |
|
July |
7 |
3 |
10 |
20 |
|
August |
0 |
4 |
13 |
17 |
|
September |
0 |
3 |
10 |
N/A |
|
October |
10 |
1 |
12 |
N/A |
|
November |
13 |
4 |
16 |
N/A |
|
December |
7 |
2 |
7 |
N/A |
|
|
97 |
54 |
112 |
119 |
Two new C295 maritime patrol aircraft equipped with state-of-the-art surveillance and communication equipment were delivered to the Air Corps in 2023 to replace the existing CASA CN235 aircraft. Following an intensive period of training and verification, the new aircraft commenced operations in May 2024.
