The Junior Transport Minister says issues with Coast Guard Search and Rescue Aviation services based at Shannon are being resolved.

It's after it emerged that Bristow Ireland's AW-189 helicopter currently operating at Shannon was not licenced to carry a stretcher on board and therefore could'nt respond to medical evacuation calls.

Bristow Ireland also did not possess a Fatigue Risk Management System, meaning it could'nt roster crews for 24-hour shifts, and requires at least 8 personnel across a day, rather than the usual 4.

Minister Seán Canney insists however the service is functional.