Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion

Ms Jacqui McCrum:

Senator Ardagh spoke about the Reserve. The Chief of Staff may wish to come in on that as well. Regarding the medical examinations, we acknowledged there was a problem and are in the process of addressing it. I hope we will see progress on that this year. The Senator asked a lot of questions about the Reserve. Were we a bit upset about that? We certainly are not. It is a very important part of the organisation and deserves our full attention. The Senator asked a question about recruitment but that may have been answered. Is there anything further we need to say on that?