Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 May 2024
Public Accounts Committee
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces
9:30 am
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I turn to the number of ships. We have four offshore patrol vessels and two large patrol vessels. There have been news articles about some of the vessels being tied up because they cannot be used due to personnel shortages. Is there risk analysis in respect of having to cancel or curtail deployments?