John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There may be engagement between the Department and senior military management but there is no engagement with the representative bodies. The Minister will be aware of the initiation of legal proceedings such is the frustration with regard to the lack of engagement. This is fundamentally a health and safety issue that cannot be ignored any longer. The failure to implement the working time directive is directly leading to the burn-out of members of the Defence Forces, as outlined by the representative body, RACO, at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence prior to the summer. RACO has stated that the failure to implement the directive is directly leading to the burnout of members. This was also reflected in the University of Limerick workplace climate survey and the focus group reports in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

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