Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)

I welcome the fact that some finality has been brought to this issue. During interaction at the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting this week, the Taoiseach agreed that the threat from militant republicanism is especially high at present. I do not want to reopen the discussion on the closure of Cavan Barracks. Will the Minister confirm the Reserve Defence Force units affected by the closure of Army barracks have been involved in the decision-making process on relocation? Has the Minister a timescale for when the training grounds will open? Is he hopeful they will be open by the middle of the summer? Finally, will there be relocation costs in moving to the new grounds?

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