Mr. John McMahon:

Yes. We asked for volunteers in the OPW.

Many people volunteered both in Knock and Dublin, particularly in Knock. As to what it cost the Defence Forces, I am not sure it cost anything in terms of their wages because they were being paid anyway. I do not think there was any additional cost in having them in the Phoenix Park as opposed to having them in barracks or anywhere else. That is just my own surmise.