Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I support the Supplementary Estimate and I thank the Minister and his officials for coming before the committee. I notice there are 12,000 Army pensioners and an active strength of a little over 9,000. This year there are 339 recruits and 260 have left. When was the last year there was recruitment? With how many years is the Minister catching up? Is a strength of 9,000 sufficient for the Army to meet all its commitments, particularly international commitments?