Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The specific location I do not have right now. It could be in Brussels or in any other member state or, maybe, the lead state. On that, we have 17 full-time operational military installations, including army barracks, a naval base, an aerodrome and training camps. The Defence Forces are one of the largest energy users in the public service. That illustrates the value of this. The course will be split into three modules, with ten days in total, alternating with two periods of mentoring and on-the-job training. It will last 11 months in total. Four to six Defence Forces personnel will take places on the course per year, so we will have a different four to six the following year and we will eventually build up a pool of personnel. This is quite interesting and to be commended because the whole buildings part of retrofitting and energy efficiency is something Ireland as a whole must do, and I am glad that the Defence Forces are taking it seriously.