Gabrielle McFadden (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have just come back from Baldonnel Aerodrome and want to refer to the Air Corps. Everybody knows that its primary focus is on looking after the security of the State. However, many do not realise it has other secondary jobs such as providing the air ambulance service which based in my home town of Athlone, supporting the Garda and dealing with hazardous chemicals. There are 870 members of the Air Corps based in Baldonnel Aerodrome working in defence of the State.They have a serious problem, one that is more serious than in any other area, which is retention. When the Minister comes to the House, I ask that the debate include the Air Corps as well as the Army. Could the Leader tell me when that debate with the Minister will take place?