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The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) is part of the Department of Transport
Department of Transport (Ireland)

The Department of Transport is a Department of State of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for transport policy and overseeing transport services and infrastructure....
. The coast guard
Coast guard

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries....
 is responsible for:



The Irish Search and Rescue Region, which includes most of the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 and parts of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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 is the area over which the coast guard has authority. This area is bounded by the UK Search and Rescue Region
Her Majesty's Coastguard

Her Majesty's Coastguard is the service of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating rescue at sea.HM Coastguard is a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of all civilian maritime Search and Rescue within the UK Maritime Search and Rescue Region....
.

coast guard does not form part of the Irish Defence Forces
Irish Defence Forces

The Irish Defence Forces encompass the army, navy, air force and reserve forces of Republic of Ireland. Their official title in Irish language is ?glaigh na h?ireann; the more literal translation F?rsa? Cosanta na h?ireann is also attested in Irish-language literature....
, rather it operates as an agency of the Department of Transport.






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The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) is part of the Department of Transport
Department of Transport (Ireland)

The Department of Transport is a Department of State of the Government of Ireland that is responsible for transport policy and overseeing transport services and infrastructure....
. The coast guard
Coast guard

A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries....
 is responsible for:

  • Search and Rescue
  • Pollution and Salvage response in the marine environment
  • Marine communications network
  • Marine safety awareness


The Irish Search and Rescue Region, which includes most of the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 and parts of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
 is the area over which the coast guard has authority. This area is bounded by the UK Search and Rescue Region
Her Majesty's Coastguard

Her Majesty's Coastguard is the service of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating rescue at sea.HM Coastguard is a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of all civilian maritime Search and Rescue within the UK Maritime Search and Rescue Region....
.

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The coast guard does not form part of the Irish Defence Forces
Irish Defence Forces

The Irish Defence Forces encompass the army, navy, air force and reserve forces of Republic of Ireland. Their official title in Irish language is ?glaigh na h?ireann; the more literal translation F?rsa? Cosanta na h?ireann is also attested in Irish-language literature....
, rather it operates as an agency of the Department of Transport. The Coast Guard does not have an enforcement role: fisheries patrols are carried out by the Navy
Irish Naval Service

The Irish Naval Service is the navy of Republic of Ireland and is one of the three standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces . Its main base is in Haulbowline, County Cork....
 and drug smuggling is a matter for Customs, the Gardai and the Navy.

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