Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The object of the question is to establish whether the Minister intends to review the 21-year rule for Defence Forces personnel. The Minister will be aware that many women and men are prematurely being discharged from the Army after 21 years' service. Generally, the position is that personnel in their 30s, who have large mortgages, child care costs and established family costs, are being prematurely discharged from the service. Would the Minister share with us his views on how he will address this situation?

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