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 are talking about accountability and resourcing the scheme correctly. That is the thing at face value. As Lieutenant Colonel King already alluded to, this is the Minister's scheme. It is not RACO's scheme. If it is not being adhered to, followed or utilised as it should be, there is a problem. At the end of the day, the Department should be resourcing it and advocating strongly for engagement through the conciliation and arbitration scheme.