Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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496. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of army reserve training centres, excluding military barracks or military camps, that are currently owned or leased by his Department. [55099/22]

Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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497. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of army reserve training centres, excluding military barracks or military camps, that are staffed; and the normal office hours of each centre. [55100/22]

Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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498. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of army reserve training centres, excluding military barracks or military camps, that are being used to deliver training for army reservists. [55101/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 to 498, inclusive, together.

The Military Authorities have confirmed to me that there are 15 such premises, at various locations throughout the State, that are used for weekly training by the Reserve Defence Forces.

The premises have a permanent staffing cohort, maintaining normal working hours of 0900hrs to 1630hrs, Monday to Friday. In addition, these locations are in use at weekends to facilitate Reserve field training days and for one weekday night each week, for what are termed as ‘Parade Nights’ for Reservists.

8 of these premises are currently owned by the Department of Defence, with the remainder under lease.