Main points of Price Waterhouse review

A £235 million re-equipment plan, including an eighth ship and Naval Service fleet replacement over 10 years.

A £235 million re-equipment plan, including an eighth ship and Naval Service fleet replacement over 10 years.

Purchase of four medium-lift helicopters to allow the Air Corps to bid for search-and-rescue.

Replacement of existing helicopter and fixed-wing craft by smaller number of single-type craft.

Increase in Naval Service to about 1,200.

Cut in Air Corps numbers to 930.

Separate budgetary control from the Army.

Relocation of Naval Service and Air Corps headquarters from Dublin to Haulbowline, Co Cork, and Baldonnel, Co Dublin.

No privatisation of fisheries protection.

More efficiency and cost-effective performance.

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