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

I ask the Minister to let me finish my point. I have very limited time and was not given the opportunity to speak on the White Paper. I have only been given five minutes today. I did not get the same time slot as everyone else here. I ask the Minister to let me finish out my point as he will have the opportunity to respond.

I want a permanent structure to be put in place within the Defence Forces to allow for the commitment that was given to the late Nicky McFadden by the former Minister, Deputy Shatter, to be implemented and maintained in the long term. The figures I have outlined today are unsustainable in the long term and cannot be defended in that context. I want a mechanism to ensure that the 1,000 personnel-----

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