Cathal Berry (Kildare South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On the houses in the Curragh, about this time last year the Tánaiste made a very uplifting commitment before the Dáil when he said that what we have we hold. Where are we with the 62 vacant houses in the Curragh Camp? My understanding is there are three tranches. One tranche could pretty much be reoccupied. Another tranche needs a lot of work, and another tranche needs a whole lot of work. If there was an update on that it would be very much appreciated.

Two new Naval Service vessels were purchased from New Zealand. Do we have a planned date for when we can put them to sea?

On a positive note, I am hearing from some public representatives around Dún Laoghaire that there is talk of establishing a forward operating base for the Naval Service there. Is there any update on that? It would be very positive for recruitment and retention and in operational terms if we were very close to the main population of the country. This goes back to what I said about Cavan and the O'Neill Barracks. If we are starting to open new facilities for the Defence Forces then people can see we are investing, and that is good to know.