Defence Forces
Dail Éireann — 2022-05-12
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Gary Gannon (SD), Dublin Central

My questions pertain to the announcement of the intention to increase the Defence Forces by 3,000 staff. That is a worthy endeavour which I hope we achieve. In the meantime, how is it intended to ensure we keep the staff we already have? We talk a lot about pay and conditions but what other steps does the Minister intend to take to ensure we keep existing Defence Forces staff?

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Sitting date: 2022-05-12