Defence Forces
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-21
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Matt Carthy (SF), Cavan-Monaghan

I am sure the Tánaiste will have had the same conversations with members of the Defence Forces representative organisations and their families in this regard. Reverting to our earlier conversation on the recruitment and retention crisis, every single one of them I have met has pinpointed that action on the working time directive as the single greatest move or action the Government could take to address that crisis. There appears, however, to be a frustratingly slow progression in its implementation. I hope the Tánaiste will enlighten us about some accelerated developments that will occur in the near future.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-21