Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would hope very quickly. There is a pay agreement coming. We could do it very quickly in the weeks before that or we could do it in full sight of it, which is where I am. The pay agreement is important too for Defences Forces personnel. I do not want to do something that does not really move the dial at all. The issue to me is that we need people on ships and to incentivise that a bit more. There were 100 on the service commitment scheme in 2021 and I think 38 in 2022. The numbers are very low.