Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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There is a greater responsibility on Ms McCrum, as Secretary General, and on her team in the Department to ensure that the demands, wishes and expressions of the operational side are expressed than on their counterparts in any other Department. In any other Department, it would be more appropriate for me to have a direct conversation with the line operator. It would be more appropriate for me, on a regular basis, to have members of staff in that organisation come to my clinic and talk about the issues. Ms McCrum knows that does not happen for the Defence Forces for very obvious reasons. It is a disciplined force in a different way from the Garda or any other organisation.