2 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the latest position regarding the White Paper on defence; if his attention has been drawn to the serious alarm caused to Defence Forces personnel by the contents of the paper and the serious reservations expressed by the representative organisations; if his attention has further been drawn to the comments of the former Chief of Staff (details supplied) in which he said the proposed cuts would make the Defence Forces unviable; when he last met the representative organisations to discuss the White Paper; the steps, if any, he is taking to deal with the serious damage to morale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4724/00]

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2 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the latest position regarding the White Paper on defence; if his attention has been drawn to the serious alarm caused to Defence Forces personnel by the contents of the paper and the serious reservations expressed by the representative organisations; if his attention has further been drawn to the comments of the former Chief of Staff (details supplied) in which he said the proposed cuts would make the Defence Forces unviable; when he last met the representative organisations to discuss the White Paper; the steps, if any, he is taking to deal with the serious damage to morale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4724/00]

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