Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Building on the previous question and very much welcoming the additional capital provision provided for the Defence Forces next year, bringing the total capital pool to €176 million, what does the Minister expect to be delivered to the Defence Forces for that sum?

He touched on the pay element. Does the Government have sufficient money in next year's budget to do the two things it needs to do? It will have to honour the new pay agreement, but there are also the particular defence commitments to enhancing pay to hold on to recruitment and augment the numbers? There will be additional numbers and additional pay. Does it have sufficient money for that?

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