Defence Forces
Dail Éireann — 2022-10-06
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Brendan Howlin (LAB), Wexford

I thank the Minister for his answer. To focus on the pay again, He told us that he expects 400 net additional personnel to be in place by the end of next year. To what will that bring the complement of our Permanent Defence Force? Second, the pay elements of the Commission on the Defence Forces report are outside the national pay agreement. What specifically has the Minister provided for next year to pay from that?

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Sitting date: 2022-10-06