Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

On the final point, each battalion will provide a role one medical facility at the battalion headquarters, at Goz Beida in the case of the Irish battalion. This medical support includes the capability to provide first aid, immediate life-saving measures and triage. Three role two facilities are available at N'Djamena, operated by the French, at Abeche, by Italy and at Berrau in the Central African Republic, by France. Role two medical facilities are the UN standard and normally cover advanced life support and basic surgery.

I wish to make one point concerning the helicopters. The Minister, Deputy O'Dea, has said that because the mission has been generously funded, in summary, what we need we will get. That includes helicopter provision, although the precise details are not available at the moment.

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