Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

Irish troops are deployed on missions in many locations throughout the world on pay and allowances that are not established by reference to any particular mission. They are established in the normal course, including through discussions through the conciliation and arbitration scheme. That is the way the process operates. There is no unnecessary prolonging of the negotiations in this case. My Department and the Department of Finance are available to both associations for discussion on the matter.

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