Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have previously asked about this issue. I am not surprised that there were no applications for the advertised position. That is the current situation. There is an urgency to this because men and women deployed abroad may return with PTSD. There are also the issues we have raised in terms of the work and pay conditions and other stressors.

Has the Minister asked the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland for its view on the lack of applications? He stated that low pay may be the reason for the lack of applications but there may be others. We urgently need to find out from the professional body what is the reason for the lack of interest such that there are applications when the position is next advertised and a service can be set up which will serve the Defence Forces well in the future.

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