Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy knows, with procurement you do not spend a whole lot in the early years. To take a radar facility for example, or any building that is planned, it is in the latter stages of the completion that the drawdown happens in respect of capital expenditure, so there can be a progressive increase in capital expenditure over the lifetime of the plan.

Deputy Brady and I will have to agree to disagree. We have implemented a lot and a lot of progress has been made. Significant additional resources have been allocated to this.

I take Deputy Crowe's point about accommodation. In Gormanstown, for example, there will be accommodation in the training facility. There has been some significant investment in Haulbowline in respect of accommodation. I understand the point the Deputy is making and there is merit in it.

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