Jim Mitchell
Question:235 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence if he will give details of the dispute in his Department and the members of the Defence Forces who went as a group to serve in Rwanda as a result of the recent famine emergency there; his views on whether they were informed before they went that they would get the normal UNIFIL rates; in view of the fact that they served in Rwanda from September to December 1994, the total UNIFIL rates to cover that period and the lesser rate now being offered; and in the circumstances, if he will agree the UNIFIL rates should be paid. [3887/95]