Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

Maybe they were only trying to encourage me to stop.

With regard to Deputy Durkan's question there is an arrangement in the Departments of Defence and Finance that the proceeds from the sale of Department of Defence assets go to the Department of Defence. That has been the case traditionally. We use the proceeds to improve the infrastructure and equipment available to the Army. The money will be coming to us.

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