Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)

I ask the Minister of State to convey our concerns to the Taoiseach, who is the acting Minister for Defence. It is reported a document was prepared by the Department which showed the accounts for the year ending 30 September had a domestic deficit of €650,000. The problem we have is the organisation is in drift. There are those who say the recommendations in the internal review group report do not go far enough. This must be caught by the scruff of the neck. The longer this matter drifts, the more damage is done to a very important national organisation.

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