Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed)

Professor Brian MacCraith:

We did not talk too much about it but certainly the whole issue of communications, internal and across the sector itself, is a very important issue. For example, the Defence Forces are working on an app that has been signed up to by about 50% of members. Delivering messages is critically important, particularly when cultural transformation and new initiatives are coming in, to ensure all members are fully au fait with all developments. That communication issue is one on which we will focus more and more.