David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

That is not the same as an instruction not being issued. Will the Minister check whether such an instruction has been issued by either the military authorities or his Department and then inform us of the position? I have been informed that an instruction such as that to which I refer may have been issued and I am seeking confirmation with regard to whether that is the case. Will the Minister indicate the number of training days allocated for 2010? Will he further indicate the number of these that have been used to date?

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