James Bannon (Fine Gael)

I have a document here regarding the restructuring of the Reserve Defence Force in the entire western region, on which a final decision has been taken in recent days. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Defence to come before the House to debate the issue of restructuring because it will have a detrimental effect on all counties in the western region, particularly my own County Longford, where the Reserve Defence Force will be reduced from its present level of over 300 to a mere 144. As this will have repercussions I would appreciate a debate on the matter.