Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

An implementation group in the Department is operating the restructuring of the Defence Forces. It is true, however, that certain property owned by the Department of Defence, which is being used currently, will not be in use later. I am sure the Deputy will be pleased to hear that we have a standing agreement with the Department of Finance that money raised through the sale by the Department of any unutilised property is ringfenced for us to use on upgrading the current barrack structure and on purchasing new equipment for the Army. Therefore, any money from the sale of defence property is ringfenced for the Department of Defence.

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