David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have one or two questions on this subject. Was a study undertaken on the reason so few of the 4,554 personnel actually got involved in training? What was the reason they did not actually train? In addition, while I stand to be corrected, was payment of the gratuity in the past dependent on taking part in paid training as well? In other words, was it the case that one did not actually get the gratuity unless one attended paid training for a week, two weeks or whatever it was? Was there a change in this regard?