Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If the Deputy listened, he would know it was a joint submission in which both parties were very much involved. It was submitted to the Public Service Pay Commission in early September. I am giving the commission the space and time to carry out its work on pay within the Defence Forces. Maybe the Deputy will read the commission's report of May 2017, which I have highlighted to him a number of times. Perhaps he has failed to read it. The report highlighted the Defence Forces as a case in point. The Defence Forces are being prioritised in the Public Service Pay Commission.

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