Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 727: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will publish the details of his Department's submission and all correspondence to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for consideration as part of the comprehensive spending review. [23469/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Departmental submissions to the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure (CRE) are a central part of the overall pre-budget deliberations of the Government. As such, release of these documents could not be considered in advance of Government decisions on the forthcoming Budget.