Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

I accept that this was not contained in the Minister's speech. However, he was reported as speaking at the conference and that is the context in which it is being raised at this stage. This came, on the suggestion of PDFORRA, against the background of a greater role for the Irish Defence Force in international peacekeeping. We dealt with the fact that additional personnel will be required by the Naval Service when the new vessels come on stream. At this stage, is the Minister saying there is no particular consideration within the Department in terms of increasing the current figure of 10,500?

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