Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)

I can assure the House that there will be in the order of 1,000 personnel in it when the changed brigade structure comes into effect. The Deputy is frightening the general public in Athlone when he says there will be job losses and no expenditure. I can assure him that that will not be the case. The previous Government closed down a fair few barracks in its time. The Deputy should think back to that time, but we now have to make changes.

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