Well folks to all the naysayers that said a 9 ship navy was a pipe dream and that the white paper would not be fully implemented ... Up yours :-)
Page 143 of the Programme for Govt sates
"there has been a historic under investment in Defence forces Infrastructure and we will provide a significant boost in capital funding to equip our Army naval Service and Air Corps
Specifically we will
imprelement the white paper on defence
provide for moving from and 8 to a 9 ship naval flotilla, investment in APC's Logistic vehicales modernization of barracks... replacement of aircraft as necessary"
etc etc
Encouraging stuff to be honest.
I dont have a download at the moment but you can access the full document on the Irish Times website
Page 143 of the Programme for Govt sates
"there has been a historic under investment in Defence forces Infrastructure and we will provide a significant boost in capital funding to equip our Army naval Service and Air Corps
Specifically we will
imprelement the white paper on defence
provide for moving from and 8 to a 9 ship naval flotilla, investment in APC's Logistic vehicales modernization of barracks... replacement of aircraft as necessary"
etc etc
Encouraging stuff to be honest.
I dont have a download at the moment but you can access the full document on the Irish Times website
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