Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 March 2018

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised)

2:00 pm

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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It is a matter for the Government, as well as the Department of Defence. The line Department in this case will be the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Naval Service has fulfilled all roles requested of it by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority. We have increased Naval Service patrol days every year. The Deputy may have a different figure but I know we have increased them because I answered a similar question-----