asked the Minister for Defence if he will state whether he is prepared to open the Bere Island military station as a summer training school for An Slua Muirí.
Ceisteann—Questions. Oral Answers. - Bere Island Military Station.
I am not prepared to reopen Bere Island as a summer training camp for An Slua Muirí.
The cost of reopening and reequipping the buildings on the island and, in addition, of providing a ferry service between the island and the mainland would be high and could not be justified for the few months during which the recruit training on land is carried out.