Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Defence Forces have full control over recruitment. No civilian is involved in this. It is solely the responsibility of the Defence Forces headed by military management and the Chief of Staff who has his own people in that recruitment office. The Deputy raised a wide range of issues. I have outlined the process we are using under the public service stability programme between now and 2020. It involves pay restoration. Anyone earning under €70,000 will have their full pay restored by 2020. There has been a joint civilian and military submission to the independent pay commission. I will provide the commission with the space to do its work. I look forward to the outcome of that. I have written to PDFORRA this week asking it to come in and negotiate outstanding adjudications.

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