Michael Bell
Ceist:224 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Defence, in respect of the regulations providing for representative associations for the reserve defence forces, in respect separately of an FCA and Slua Muirí, the number and dates of meetings requested of each general officer commanding or flag officer, Naval Service, since July 1992 per section 7 paragraph 8 [2]; the dates such meetings took place in respect of each command or the Naval Service since 1992; the numbers requested in 1995 to date; whether meetings have been requested or taken place in each command after duty hours or on Saturdays by command; and whether this system or negotiation is proving of value, having regard to expeditious follow-up of issues raised and the compilation of minutes of meetings.[