Vol. 411 No. 8
66 Mr. Taylor asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the outcome of the discussions with the new owners of Red Barns Range, Dundalk on its future use; the number of medium machine gun ranges in the State which are used by the Defence Forces and their locations; the number and location of rifle ranges in the State which are used by the Defence Forces; and the number and location of mortar ranges used by the Defence Forces in the State.
My Department hold a letting of an area of land comprising 8½ acres approximately at Red Barns, Dundalk, County Louth until September 1992 for use as a rifle range by the Defence Forces. Discussions with the new owners of these lands on their use after September 1992 have taken place but no decisions have yet been made.
There are 26 ranges of various categories located throughout the country, and I will have details of these ranges included in the Official Report.
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Location |
Type |
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Eastern Command |
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1. Gormanston, County Meath |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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2. Kilbride, County Wicklow |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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3. Kilpeddar, County Wicklow |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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4. Red Barns, Dundalk, County Louth |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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Total=4 |
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Southern Command |
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1. Kilworth, County Cork, (4 Ranges) |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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2. Kilworth, County Cork |
Mortar Range |
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3. Kilcoran, County Tipperary |
Rifle only |
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4. Kinsale, County Cork |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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5. Barnane, County Tipperary |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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6. Ballydunlea, County Kerry |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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7. Bear Island, County Cork |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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Total=10 |
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Western Command |
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1. Carnagh, County Roscommon |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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2. Oranmore, County Galway |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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3. Finner, County Donegal |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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4. Castlebar Barracks, County Mayo |
Rifle (.22 Rifle only) |
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5. Longford Barracks |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG Single Shot only) |
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6. Rockhill, County Donegal |
Rifle |
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7. Ballyheady, County Cavan |
Rifle |
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8. Cushla, Athlone |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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9. Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, County Galway |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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Total = 9 |
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Curragh Command |
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1. Curragh Camp, Range 3 |
Rifle only |
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2. Three Castles, Kilkenny |
Rifle and General Purpose Machine Gun |
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3. Glen of Imaal |
Mortar Range |
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Total = 3 |
