Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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That may be the case for the last number of years but for a significant period of time, we allowed recruitment to get to a point where it was a critical threat. I think everybody can accept that. Recruitment and retention dropped for lots of reasons and issues. My point is that many people in the Defence Forces argue that that would not have happened if those who are responsible for operational matters had more opportunity to make the case and were the ones making that case.