Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister accept that the Border allowance received by a declining number of members of the Defence Forces is part of core pay and covered by the Croke Park agreement? Will he, in his dealings with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, fight to ensure the allowance, which is essential to those who hold it, is retained? Will he give the House that assurance?

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