Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)

Question 52: To ask the Minister for Defence the process of consultation he engaged in before his decision to reduce the number of brigades from three to two; the persons or groups with whom he met and when; the input the armed forces had in this decision; the estimated savings associated with this reduction; if he envisages any further barrack closures as a result of the reduction; if he envisages any troop or staff transfers from their current location as a result of this reduction; if so, the number of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39994/11]

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