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:

We would not see it as a set up or a fix up. It is something that has been lacking. Our employers did not have a robust HR policy in place for suspensions. We do not have suspensions in the organisation at present as they would be recognised elsewhere. As Mr. King has alluded to, we very much welcome it but it is about getting it right.