Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

As I have told the House, a security assessment has been done by the military, which found that there would be no down-side implications. I know the military has acted as an aid to the civil power in Donegal and elsewhere. I have met delegations for hours and heard many stories about crime — people being shot and robbed and so on. That is primarily a matter for the Garda Síochána, not only in Donegal but in Limerick and elsewhere. There were seven military installations along the Border because of the situation in Northern Ireland, which has now come to an end. The British have closed their facilities and there is no justification for our keeping seven facilities open along the Border.

With regard to travelling to Donegal, Deputy McGinley has——

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