Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister if he has had discussions with the Minister for Defence regarding the problems of pay, recruitment and retention. I note the Minister for Defence managed to wrestle an extra €37.5 million from the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, in the defence budget. However, when we see only €6 million of that went on pay, it really puts the issue into perspective and, particularly given gardaí got €60 million to deal with pay, we can see the scale of the problem. Does the Minister think it is sensible that the Defence Forces would spend six times the amount on capital expenditure than they spend on pay?

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