Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

As near as I can, I will get the figures for Deputy Stanton.

On the Deputy's other point, I agree that the reserve is a useful outlet for persons who are interested in matters military. I do not know how many will resign between now and the end of the year. The trend in recent years has been that the numbers joining the reserve have been falling off, but in the changed economic environment it may well be different.

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