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
Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour)
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That is a very fair, basic principle of work. My final question is not one I planned but it is a result of one of the earlier responses. Cyber defence and cyber security is an area I am trying to get my head around further. Mr. Richardson mentioned that some RDF members would have duties in that space. How are RDF members selected or put forward for those duties? Would they have had expertise in their personal life? Is there a budget for it in the RDF for training up X amount of RDF personnel for this? I am very interested in that.