I ask the Deputy Leader to invite the Minister for Defence, Deputy Simon Coveney, to come to the House. It is serious to read the reports in the national media in the past few days on the circumstances in which some members of the Defence Forces have found themselves. It is something that has to be addressed and I understand that the Chief of Staff has said that there is not a difficulty. That may be the information that the Minister is receiving from the upper echelons of the Defence Forces, but I know from members of the Defence Forces in my own community that they are suffering hardship. These reports are correct in that considerable hardship is being suffered by members of the Defence Forces, especially those who have had to move from their barracks as a result of closures. They were not made by this Minister, but he was a member of the Government that did so.

The Cathaoirleach is being very generous. However, the Senator is amusing.

It is very important that we invite the Minister to come to the House in order that we can clear up this unfortunate issue.