Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not have a major gripe with the Minister's explanation and understand one cannot predict what will happen with more than 97% certainty. However, as there has been a repeated overrun in the past few years, do other components of the Defence Forces lose out? The Department seems to be able to find the money to close the gap, but will there be an underfunding of other areas? Is it overextending budgets in other areas? How does it make the sums add up every year and what is the impact on other areas of the Defence Forces?