Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We have been hearing that sort of answer for a very long time. It is not having any effect. We are losing the skilled personnel that it has taken years to train. We have not got a solution to that; in fact we are going backwards. How many Naval Service vessels are actually patrolling our waters right now? Before we get to a strength of 11,500, when does the Tánaiste expect the interim target of 9,500 to be achieved?

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