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

That is the intention. We have to get this project up and running first but it is going well. I have also asked for more single en-suite provision, although not in all cases. We will upgrade the quality of the facilities that are being provided. The Haulbowline facilities are worth a visit but again there could have been some improvements there and full equality from a gender perspective in terms of what is provided. There is constant upgrading of the quality of the accommodation going on but I stress that in the immediate term we are looking to upgrade what is there for training and operational purposes and to make sure that any accommodation there, no matter how poor it is at the moment, is upgraded to the point where it can be to be used for accommodation purposes.

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