Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)

I wish to stress the urgency of agreeing the framework on which, at this moment, 200 jobs are hanging. If 200 jobs were created in this country tomorrow morning, there would be major announcements about it. There are 200 people waiting to take up employment when this is agreed and surely that is enough of a reason to expedite the measure.

Will the Minister also confirm that the mentioned figure of 10,000 is both a maximum and a minimum figure, and not a ceiling? Is he aware that 200 jobs are dependent on the employment control framework which deals with the strength and structure of our Defence Forces?

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