Defence Forces
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-03
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Matt Carthy (SF), Cavan-Monaghan

Today, the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, was before the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence. In outlining the changes that have occurred during this Government's time in office, one speaker said, "the only thing that really has changed is the strength of the organisation, and ... not for the better". Nowhere is that more true than in the number of members of our Reserve Defence Force. Will the Minister inform the House about his proposals to reverse the downward trend in the membership of the Reserve?

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Sitting date: 2023-10-03