You can deliver direction through a Green Paper; you can ensure that the Defence budgets are adequate; you can ensure that arms procurement is done according to the needs of the Defence Force and not for the benefit of cronies; you can revisit the idea of a proper territorial reserve force that can assist with both borderline control and rural security; and, most of all, Minister, you can stop the Defence budget being used to fund elections or pay off political constituencies.
The ball is in your court. We watch with interest how you will play it. [Applause.]