535 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the reason army personnel have been instructed to open bank accounts rather than use their existing credit union accounts for the purpose of being paid their subsistence allowance in view of the fact that their pay cheques are already being paid to their credit union accounts; if he will ensure that the option is given to those concerned as to the financial institution they wish to use; if the technology used by his Department is as flexible as the commercial sector; if it will allow individual arrangements to be put in place; if he will arrange, if necessary, for the cheques to be delivered to the barracks for the persons concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/06]

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535 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the reason army personnel have been instructed to open bank accounts rather than use their existing credit union accounts for the purpose of being paid their subsistence allowance in view of the fact that their pay cheques are already being paid to their credit union accounts; if he will ensure that the option is given to those concerned as to the financial institution they wish to use; if the technology used by his Department is as flexible as the commercial sector; if it will allow individual arrangements to be put in place; if he will arrange, if necessary, for the cheques to be delivered to the barracks for the persons concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/06]

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1. 16 May 2006

   Electronic Payments.

   535 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the reason army personnel have been instructed to open bank accounts rather than use their existing credit union accounts for the purpose of being paid their subsistence allowance in view of the fact that their pay cheques are already being paid to their credit union accounts; if he will ensure that the option is given to those concerned as to the financial institution they wish to use; if the technology used by his Department is as flexible as the commercial sector; if it will allow individual arrangements to be put in place; if he will arrange, if necessary, for the cheques to be delivered to the barracks for the persons concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/06]

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