Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

Recent Air Corps Developments: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Rossa Mulcahy:

To build on Mr. O'Connor's point, we also have an opportunity to bring in Reserve personnel. These may be former members of the Defence Forces who are now working for AirNav Ireland or Dublin Airport, if they have the time to spare. One of the recommendations in the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces is that we develop an air force reserve, which we do not have at present. That is something we will look at in future. We have done some canvassing and there are former members who would like to come back in a Reserve capacity and add that capability. That is another avenue. As Mr. O'Connor rightly said, they would come in, undergo some training and then be available to add value, even in the planning of air operations. It would be great to have personnel coming back in. It would be a great enabler.

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