Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, we will do that. The big problem here is competition for talent. The numbers leaving the Defence Forces are in one way a compliment to the standards in the Defence Forces in terms of levels of training. Some people may try to spin that and say that people are leaving because they are unhappy in the Defence Forces. One could also say that people are leaving because they are being offered very attractive terms, conditions and pay packets in the private sector, because they are highly sought after. With all of these things, it is a mixture of lots of things.