Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I apologise. I thought we had moved on to No. 7 but it was not taken. In any event, as I said, yesterday we had a meeting on recruitment and retention. Particularly with regard to the Naval Service we clearly have to stand back. We have taken measures. Pay and conditions were identified as issues over the past two to three years. There has been a lot of movement on the pay front. We have more work to do for those working in the Naval Service because the numbers are critically low. We need to move very quickly on recruitment for the Naval Service and develop different strategies. The Chief of Staff and others have clear views in respect of this.

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