Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 35 – Army Pensions (Supplementary)
10:10 am
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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There was a saving on the salary side which then had to be transferred into the pension side. The good thing about it is that, going through the recruitment process, we are substantially on target as we get to the end of the year of ensuring we have the strength we envisaged at the start of the year, which was key to the Defence Forces meeting their operational requirements.