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The National Search and Rescue Plan

This National Search and Rescue Plan establishes the national framework for the overall development, deployment and improvement of search and rescue services within the Irish Search and Rescue Region and to meet domestic and international commitments.

The purpose of the National Search and Rescue Plan is to promote a planned and nationally coordinated search and rescue response to persons in distress at sea, in the air or on land.

Ireland’s National Search and Rescue Plan Annual Report 2020-21
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National Search and Rescue Plan 2019
Published Friday, July 2019 containing the national framework for the overall development, of the Irish Search and Rescue Region
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Publication of the first Annual Report on the National Search and Rescue Plan
The National Search and Rescue Plan was published in July 2019 following a major review of Search and Rescue (SAR) services in Ireland. The NSP created a new National SAR Committee (NSARC), bringing all key stakeholders in maritime, land and aeronautical SAR together, under an independent Chair. This first Annual Report from the NSARC is prescribed in the National SAR Plan under the terms of reference for the Committee.
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The National Search and Rescue Committee (NSARC) established a Search and Rescue (SAR) Interim Review Group in May 2002 to review the performance and adequacy of the National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) against key performance criteria and make recommendations to the Minister for Transport, on how the NSP can be enhanced in line with emerging demands, technology, and other factors. The Review took place over 2022 and 2023 and involved a comprehensive consultation exercise and represented the collective input of the multi-faceted SAR community in Ireland. The Review makes 27 recommendations and proposes specific changes to existing SAR oversight and advisory structures which have now come into effect.

National Search & Rescue Plan Interim Review 2023
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