Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his clarification that the report of the review is available on the website. That is good. I also thank him for the clarification that the programme is voluntary. How are the participants selected? What process is used? Is it a random selection? The Minister confirmed that there is no compulsion. Is there profiling going on of a certain segment of society in this regard? What is the breakdown in terms of gender, men and women? What is this based on? Is there research from a different country? Has this programme been carried out in England, in America or in Europe? Where is this coming from? Whose idea was this, and why the Defence Forces?

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