Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This weekend Fine Gael brings its national conference to one of the most beautiful parts of the country, the Slieve Russell Hotel in Ballyconnell. While party members are down there for a day and a half, I would urge the Leader to ensure that when the Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Deputy Paul Kehoe, is passing through Cavan town on his way to the conference he is brought in and shown around the most modern army barracks in Europe. I will do it if the Minister of State is available. That barracks was closed by his predecessor. When the Minister of State finishes that tour - which I am very willing to conduct - and goes on towards the Slieve Russell Hotel, I will bring him a mile further on to the Border and show him exactly how open and vulnerable it is in the context of security. Having said that, I wish Fine Gael well with its conference and hope that members will take the time to visit some of the beautiful amenities in the Cavan, Fermanagh and Leitrim area.