Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Martin Ryan:

It is all coming on board, no doubt. The Tánaiste has achieved something significant in gaining permission and sanction for a service commitment scheme. It is disappointing, even in terms of the urgency since he received the sanction. This should have been negotiated and done quickly. If we had been involved in it, I guarantee it would not have run into some of the problems it has.