Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

I understand some progress has been made on virtually all of the recommendations arising from the TNS MRBI survey. Some of the recommendations are under way in respect of family friendly policies in the Defence Forces. It will be difficult to judge in the short term but one expects, over a period of five to ten years, to see a marked improvement in retention figures. However, if that was undermined at the recruitment end by a lower cohort of applicants, one would have a particular challenge that requires a different approach.

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