David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Thank you. That is fascinating. You said that we are the only country with this policy. It has been said to us that the Defence Forces are primarily made up of young people, especially in the low ranks, as one needs to be young and fit in order to do what they do. We had a discussion with the Minister and others in the past. There are 1,400 members in the Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel, ONE, with 100,000 former service personnel. Is there scope for more people to get involved with ONE and are there plans to increase membership?