Defence Forces
Dail Éireann — 2022-10-06
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Bernard Durkan (FG), Kildare North

Is the Minister satisfied of the Government's ability to address the retention and enlargement issues in the Defence Forces? That enlargement of the Defence Forces needs to take place to achieve many of the targets for the future that have been laid out.
Have the particular and specific issues that have been retarding the retention of people, or the attraction of new people, been identified within the Defence Forces? Is it possible, within the time and targets available, to address that in full and maybe exceed the targets?

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Sitting date: 2022-10-06