Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With the loss of the Western Brigade and the closure of a number of barracks, we have soldiers in different posts who come to Dublin to cover duties. It costs us money to have these people in cars driving around the country because of the structure. We need to evaluate the cost to the Defence Forces of having to cover these distances because of the gaps we have left. The cost is far greater than we anticipated.