Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Derek Priestley:

-----I think we have something like one out of 35 on that. It really needs an injection of life. If the personnel and leadership are put in place, the facilities and focus will follow. In light of what happened the year before last and the ability of the Defence Forces to refer enlisted personnel out into private practice for necessary medical treatment or tests, if you do not have managers, that will not happen either. The key to all of this success is medical personnel in the right place and situation. As representatives for the medical officers, we would expect the facilities to follow if we can get the medical and Army nursing service numbers up.

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