Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 September 2025

Committee on Defence and National Security

Update on Issues in the Reserve Defence Force: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Gerard CraughwellGerard Craughwell (Independent)
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Speaking of the cyber area, during the lifetime of the last committee the Taoiseach made the point that the Reserve Defence Force was going to have to change with respect to recruitment. He envisaged a situation, particularly in areas like cyber, where a rather follically challenged rotund gentleman or lady could serve in uniform. They would not pass fitness tests but they would bring a level of expertise that would work in an office situation. Has the association taken a stand or a vision on that?