Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)

The Minister's decision to reduce height restrictions is welcome. I fought for this for many years because the restrictions mitigated against females disproportionately. The Minister has referred to other issues that discourage females from joining. It is more than a year since he wrote to various organisations and the response is disappointing. These organisations have expertise in various areas, yet the State must spend money on researching information that should be forthcoming from them. The Minister's officials work very hard but I would appreciate if the Minister would provide Opposition spokespersons with a copy of the initial letter and the responses he received.

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