Paula Butterly (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Okay. At the beginning, some of my colleagues also brought this up. The GRA, prior to the election, said that over 90% of An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service, Defence Forces and the fire brigades were very unsatisfied and concerned in regard to their pensions - obviously, whoever was recruited after 2013. Some 73% of those believed they would have to find alternative employment. We had the GRA in here last week talking about how low morale is. If that is the feeling in the force and over 70% of the force believe they are going to have to find alternative employment to help them when they retire, and if that message is getting out, surely it is a barrier to recruitment, never mind just a barrier to retention in the force.