Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour)
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It will be a substantial number again, showing success in attracting new members into the RDF. I will use a word and it may not be the correct one but it would seem from his statement that the Department was caught off guard by this and the move to cut pay or reduce allowances was a correction being applied versus the success of the recruitment, which is again paradoxical. As Mr. Richardson said and is worth amplifying from the highest possible rooftops, the RDF is a pay as you do organisation. There is no lost money there in any way, shape or form.

On the budget requirements and the negotiations, has the RDFRA put forward a pre-budget figure for what it wants to see in the upcoming budget allocation in the Vote? Is there a figure we need to see to match, notwithstanding we do not want to see the allowances cut either. However, in terms of pay and the overall amount, what are we looking at?