John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 47: To ask the Minister for Defence if an inquiry has been ordered into serious allegations that an Irish soldier in the Rockhill Barracks, Letterkenny, stole diesel from army trucks and filled them up with illegal diesel produced by the Provisional IRA; if the soldier has been suspended while the inquiry is taking place; when the inquiry is due to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32038/05]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The military authorities advise that there is a military police investigation ongoing into the alleged larceny of diesel oil from military vehicles in Donegal. It would be inappropriate to comment on the details of the investigation but it can be confirmed that a member of the Defence Forces has been interviewed in the course of the investigation. As the investigation is continuing and several lines of inquiry remain to be completed, it is not possible to determine when the investigation will be concluded. There is no provision in Defence Force regulations for the suspension of a member of the Defence Forces.