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There was a comment passed during the trip by Niamh to Asia that most of those who were after visiting Hong Kong and transited Suez with the Irish Naval service had yet to see the beauty of Rathmullen...
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
THE chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee is to ask the Department of Defence why it has sanctioned a naval ship to undertake 12-week diplomatic trip to South America, which will cost an estimated €500,000.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
fine gael says its a waste of money.. has cowen said anything yet.... the crew are in limbo at the moment... flanagan from fine gael as that fellow called it a BOAT he has to be reprimanded....
Bombard Bernard Allens office with letters of protest, and let him know that he is fcuking with other peoples personal lives, while trying to score political advantage. Fcuking Blue Shirt!!
Fine Gael are clueless hwen it comes to Naval Related matters, the NS is still carrying the scars from sucessive fine gael administrations.
Foreign trips are part of the job.
I don't always agree with the venue or the ship sent or even the increased work load they cause but if you have a Navy you use it.
Isn't it odd that the venue also happens to be the country building one of the newer OPVs we profiled here. I wonder are they going to have a peek at the finished product before making their minds up?
Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
Savings in excess of €500K are probably already made in the payroll bill this year due to the fact that the DF are under the 10,000 establishment.
The benefits to the coutry's image and to NS training I'm sure are sizeable from these trips and it is really disappointing to see such comments from the current opposition, makes you ask what they'll do if/when they are in government.
*123. To ask the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of sending the LE Niamh to
South America for twelve weeks between May and July 2010 coinciding with the 200th
anniversary of South American independence; and if he will make a statement on the
matter. — Jimmy Deenihan. [10992/10]
Unfortunately the Good men and women of the Dept of Defence are unable to deal with his query.
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
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