Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Committee on Defence and National Security
General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Catherine Callaghan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I am very lucky to represent Carlow-Kilkenny and we have our military barracks there, Stephens Barracks, in Kilkenny. The medical aid post, MAP, there needs to be moved. It is in Boyd House. It is somewhat small. It might have been fine in the seventies and eighties but there is a desire to move it to another building on the barracks grounds, the old church. Does RACO have a role in advocating for facilities? Does it have a view on the standard of medical aid posts throughout the Defence Forces? Great work is being done at Casement Aerodrome. A brand-new facility is being put in there, which is really welcome. Does RACO have a view on the issue in general or on Stephens Barracks in particular? Is there anything it can do to help?
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