Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

We have already allocated the money to upgrade those facilities. I do not know how much of the capital spending comes from funding obtained from the sale of Defence Forces resources: I will let the Deputy know. I imagine the percentage of that spend arising from the sale of property is quite low. We have almost run out of money obtained from property sales and the money being provided now is the money I have managed to wrest away from the Department of Finance in the annual Estimates wrestling match. It is quite a significant sum, which relates to additional major capital projects, improvements etc. over and above routine expenditure on wear, tear and maintenance. It represents a significant investment.

We have gone a considerable distance towards the acquisition of a site in Newbridge. The land at the Curragh has a value. I am not sure that land is any cheaper. While I realise we own the land there already and if we are not using it——

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