Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)

Will the Minister tell the House the numbers currently in the Reserve Defence Force, the establishment number as projected in the White Paper and the reason for the difference? Also, will he outline the efforts he is making to recruit to the first line Reserve? Major emphasis was put on the first line Reserve, which would involve recruiting people formerly in the Permanent Defence Force. Those people would be better equipped to serve overseas, for example. Also, has the idea of the integrated Reserve been scrapped? What is happening as regards the first line Reserve and the integrated Reserve? Has anything happened in regard to both of those proposals?

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