Naval Service
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-16
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

We have had a fair bit of discussion in recent weeks in on capital investment, but there is obviously the need for current investment. Our Naval Service has serious challenges because of a lack of specialist staff. Some of that is because of their attractiveness to employers in the private sector. The State invests in training people but then they are lost and not retained. That is holding back the full development of the Naval Service and it is something we need to come to terms with.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-16