asked the Minister for Defence whether he can state (a) the number of men carrying out military manoevres in Kilworth Camp at present, and the reasons, if any, for declaring the town of Fermoy out of bounds for such troops; and (b) whether he will take steps to remove such restrictions in view of the fact that neither Mitchelstown nor Kilworth is out of bounds.

The number of men at present undergoing training in Kilworth Camp is six hundred and twenty. The town of Fermoy is not out of bounds to any of them. It is, however, beyond the distance, namely, three miles, that the men may go from the camp without a pass.