Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)

Will the Minister of State indicate when the report will be finalised and presented to the Minister for Defence?

It is disheartening for the families of personnel in areas where barracks are closing to see advertisements in their local newspapers seeking to rent premises for the Reserve Defence Force. Representatives of a number of families have sought the publication of the feasibility studies we are told were carried out on the closure of the barracks. Will the Department release the studies and why are we closing barracks when we must then find alternative premises for the Reserve?

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