Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Military contingency planning is about making preparations for these worst case scenarios. That is precisely what our military people do. They put in place arrangements in the context of contingency planning. I do not have that detail here, but the Defence Forces are very professional and they are in a position to provide for all eventualities. I do not know the specifics of what assistance would be obtained in dealing with that matter, but it would be in place.

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