Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 726: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding travel warrants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26233/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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In respect of the situation regarding the granting of free travel passes to which the Deputy refers, Defence Force Regulations Q10 Part 4 Paragraph 35(1) provides that members of the Permanent Defence Force and members of the Army Nursing Service may be issued with free travelling warrants when proceeding on leave with pay, other than sick leave, to their home addresses in Ireland, provided that not more than two free travelling warrants are granted to any such soldier or member for this purpose within any one leave year. I have no plans to increase the number of warrants at this time.