asked the Minister for Defence if he will state whether any appeal has been made to employers generally to grant facilities to their employees to join the new Volunteer reserve force; and if he will state what are the facilities which he desires employers to give their employees with this object.
Ceisteanna-Questions. Oral Answers. - The Volunteer Reserve Force.
The answer to the first part of the Deputy's question is in the affirmative. In answer to the second part we desire employers to give their employees leave to absent themselves from work for the periods during which they are undergoing initial and annual training.