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Eamon Ryan tells search and rescue crews his department has no role in future employment contracts

Bristow sparked concerns among some helicopter crews after it told a trade union representing staff that the ‘new contract is fundamentally different'

Government signs €800m search and rescue helicopter contract with new provider

State awarded contract to UK-based Bristow Limited over current provider CHC Ireland, provoking sharp backlash from the firm

Committee warned probe of search and rescue contract could aggravate concerns of political interference

Unsuccessful bidder for €800m contract CHC has taken case in Commercial Court over procurement process

CHC alleges political interference in awarding of €800m coast guard contract

The US helicopter company that operated Rescue 116, which crashed into Blackrock Island off the Mayo coast in 2017, killing all four people on board, also claims there was a conflict of interest in the decision to give the state search and rescue contract to another company

UK firm chosen as preferred bidder for new €670m search and rescue helicopter contract

Current operator underwent critical review following 2017 Rescue 116 crash

Dept of Transport: ‘No conflict of interest’ in €700m state helicopter contract bid

Frazer-Nash, the English consultancy firm which worked on the business case approved by cabinet, is itself owned by a large private search and rescue operator called Babcock International.

Tensions rise over Air Corps bid for search and rescue contract

Pilots’ group joins Irish Coast Guard boss in questioning the capability of the Air Corps to carry out effective rescues along east coast

Irish Air Corps ‘could be retrained for search and rescue’

A British helicopter firm has said handing some of the responsibility to the Air Corps would expand its range of skills