John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This is about solutions and those solutions were provided by the commission 12 months ago. The Government responded with its analysis of the commission's recommendations seven months ago, in July of last year, and there is still a massive haemorrhaging of members of the Defence Forces. There is a lack of willingness, as far as I can see, to fully implement all of the commission's recommendations as quickly as possible. I have already highlighted the issue around the working time directive where a solution has been identified, not just by the commission but by representative bodies representing members of the Defence Forces. The Government gave a commitment to bring forward heads of Bill within six months. It was supposed to have submitted them to the Office of the Attorney General in January but has failed even to implement that solution. Of the recommendations in the commission's report, 37% were accepted by the Government, 42% were accepted in principle and 13% were to receive further evaluation, with the Government to revert in the case of 8% of them. On the analysis of the recommendations that were not accepted by the Government and those to be given further analysis, what is the position? Has that analysis been done? Is the Government fully supportive of all of the recommendations contained in the commission's report?

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