Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

There are not 300 qualified. The figures are 25 and 90; those are the levels.

As regards setting the standards, if the Minister for Education and Science, who has responsibility in this area, wants to use the physical standards set by the Army as the standards by which physical education is to be taught in schools, I have no problem with that. They can have access to what we have got; there is no difficulty in that regard.

Regarding access to public facilities, such as gyms etc., Deputy Deenihan can be assured that when we build the new gymnasium in Limerick, I will ensure people from those areas have access to it. It is a matter for the military commander in each individual area. I will have a word with my people in the Curragh about use by the general public.

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