Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I refer to how we address the issues in this House. I recall being Chairman of the Oireachtas committee on health in the previous Dáil when we found it extremely useful that the Minister and the officials from the Department of Health and the HSE came in every quarter to give the committee a presentation. I do not suggest this in respect of the Department of Defence but I ask if the Minister and his officials would consider coming before the justice and defence committee twice a year to update us on matters relating to the Department of Defence, the service abroad and at home and what the Minister is doing to develop the role of the Defence Forces.

See this speech in context