Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

I do not know. The position is we have the regular Defence Force and the reserve. What we are doing here is allowing members of the reserve, for the first time ever, to serve overseas. This is a significant development. We are not short of applicants for the recruitment campaign to the Permanent Defence Forces, with approximately five applicants for every position. The campaign is stopped temporarily, but we hope to reverse that later this year.

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