Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am not aware that he has it. To be fair, the Minister of State with responsibility for defence has come to this House on a regular basis. The remarks from retired Commandant Berry this morning noted the Minister of State's approachability and decency in his job. All of us recognise the value of our Defence Forces and that is why many Members on our side of the House, and Senator McFadden in particular, have advocated on behalf of the members of the Defence Forces. I come from Cork, which has a very fine tradition of members of the Defence Forces serving the people of Cork.