Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 124: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Army equitation school will continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1981/10]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The mandate of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes was to examine all current Exchequer spending across all Departments and agencies and to identify where expenditure and staff savings might be made.

One of the savings measures identified for the Defence Vote in the Report of the Special Group was the discontinuation of the Army Equitation School. While some of the cost saving measures proposed in the Report will be introduced, I have decided not to accept the suggestion that the Army Equitation School be closed. It is an important and emblematic feature of the Defence Forces and I believe it should continue its good work representing the Defence Forces and Ireland.