Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 69: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on his address to the RACO biennial delegate conference in Kilkenny on 27 November, 2007. [34156/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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On 27 November 2007, I addressed the Biennial Delegate Conference of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO). I sought to make my address relevant, positive and informative and I discussed topics of interest to the military delegates, their colleagues and to the wider community. The topics included amongst other things the Government's commitment to the continued development and modernisation of the Defence Forces as set out in the agreed Programme for Government, the Defence Forces continued participation in international peacekeeping and the continued investment in infrastructure and equipment. The Deputy's interest in my speech is appreciated and it can be accessed from the Department of Defence website — www.defence.ie.