I speak from a particular perspective as on this occasion, apart from the 40 Rangers and 14 staff from headquarters, between 370 and 380 personnel are from the western command, mainly Custume Barracks in Athlone. For me, there is a real interest in this, as there would always be given I come from a town which has the headquarters of the western command, which is a huge Army base. I know intimately many of the people who will be going and their families, some of whom live on the same street as me. All speakers, and the Minister when he spoke here today and on television, touched on the welfare of those who will travel and those who will stay at home and wait for their return. Their welfare is a high priority for those at the head of the Defence Forces and for the Minister, which is to be highly regarded.