Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The incident yesterday at the Intel plant in Kildare brings to the fore the importance of having a well equipped and resourced Army bomb disposal division. As it stands, we have units based in Athlone, the Curragh, Rathmines and Cork. In the past three years, these units were called out 595 times, in 75 cases to schools where unstable chemicals had to be dealt with by the Defence Forces. What steps are being taken to increase the number of active personnel within the bomb disposal units?

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