Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Look at what the British have. They paid €1.6 billion for 18 helicopters over 12 bases, two fixed-wing aircraft and other technology. In our case, the contract has gone to tender at €1.3 billion and we are talking about five helicopters and perhaps one fixed-wing aircraft, although I am not sure about that. That is roughly €250 million more per station than what the Brits are paying.