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

The question focuses on the future development of the Reserve Defence Force. I tabled the question given that the Minister had made a very positive statement about the Reserve Defence Force at an Estimates meeting of the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality before Christmas. It is also based on the fact that a little earlier the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality had heard a very detailed presentation from the representatives of the Reserve Defence Force from across the country who were exceedingly pessimistic about the commitment of the Department of Defence to the development of their organisation.

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