Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

Is there a security cost in regard to protecting the 30 premises listed? The Reserve Defence Force has a role in the staffing of military posts during periods of Permanent Defence Force deployment. Is this a way in which savings could be effected where private security is currently being provided? Is there a scenario whereby the role of the Reserve Defence Force could be increased so that they could provide the security? In the context of what I suggested earlier, namely, getting more people involved in the Reserve Defence Force, I suspected there might be grounds for going ahead with such a development and, while there might not be any saving as such, the money already being spent on security could be used in this manner.

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