Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

I do not have the figures in the body of the answer for the breakdown from the Army, Naval Service and the Air Corps, but I think the Deputy will find it in the tabular statement. If it is not there, he can get back to me and I will obtain the figures for him. I do not know the details of the time pattern of retirement either, but I will get the information for him in so far as I can do so.

I do not think Deputy O'Shea expects me to tell him what the position will be with respect to the gratuity. I cannot offer any words of reassurance or otherwise on that issue. That is a budgetary matter and it will be decided.

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