Joe O'Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive answer, insofar as he could give one. I urge him to send me the supplementary material on training hours when he obtains it. It is an important part of the question.

It is regrettable that four centres the Minister of State identified do not have staffing from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. According to the statement, the other premises are open from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., and I presume that is the case.

I am pleased to hear what the Minister of State said about recruitment as it underlines the importance of the Reserve. The fact there is demand indicates that young people have buy-in and see merit in RDF. I hope a development programme will be put in place the RDF, as a very important part of our Defence Forces, will be given full support. I look forward to receiving the supplementary information, just to have a complete picture.