Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 620: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has satisfied himself that all military hardware and equipment is sufficiently updated in line with modern requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6785/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The ongoing equipment modernisation programme ensures that the Defence Forces are fully equipped with the most modern of equipment for their day-to-day roles at home and on overseas missions.

The equipment issued to the Defence Forces is in keeping with the most modern standards. Continual investment in the Defence Forces will ensure that this remains to be the case.