Seán Connick (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Question 75: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of paid training man days available to the Reserve Defence Forces in 2008 and 2009; the number of man days he expects to be utilised in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/09]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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During 2008, 4,321 Reservists availed of paid training utilising a total of 81,172 man-days. The budgetary provision for paid training was €7.3 million with an outturn of €6.604 million.

The budgetary provision for paid training in 2009 is €4.963m. This will provide for approximately 60,000 paid training mandays and is sufficient to ensure that all current members of the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve are afforded the opportunity to avail of paid training this year.

I have been informed by the military authorities that it is anticipated that the provision for 2009 will be utilised in full.