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
Brian Stanley (Laois, Independent)
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Okay. The Reserve is approximately one third of the way there. There is no regular salary, no retainer, no gratuity or anything like that. Only duty is paid. Years ago, if you worked with fellas who were in the FCA as it was then, they would go away to a camp every year. It was typically during their work holidays and they would go to camp for a fortnight. Is there still that fortnight block every year? Does that still happen?